The Redemption (2025 film)
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| Spanish | La deuda |
| Directed by | Daniel Guzmán |
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| Cinematography | Ibon Antuñano Totorika |
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| Music by | Richard Skelton |
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| Distributed by | Wanda Visión |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
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| Language | Spanish |
The Redemption (Spanish: La deuda, lit. 'the debt')[1] is a 2025 social thriller drama film directed by Daniel Guzmán, who also stars alongside Itziar Ituño, Susana Abaitua, and Rosario García.
Plot
47-year-old Lucas and elder woman Antonia co-live in a city apartment in Madrid, but gentrification forces them out. As Lucas looks for money desperately, he commits a grave mistake, upending their lives.[2][3][4]
Cast
- Daniel Guzmán as Lucas[3]
- Itziar Ituño as Gabriela[3]
- Susana Abaitua as Mara[5]
- Rosario García as Antonia[3]
- Luis Tosar as Jero[6]
- Mona Martínez as Sorina[6]
- Francesc Garrido as Sebas[6]
- Fernando Valdivielso as Choru[6]
Production
The film is a Spanish-Romanian co-production by La Deuda AIE, El Niño Producciones, Aquí y Allí Films, and La Mirada Oblicua alongside Avanpost.[7] It had the participation of RTVE, Movistar Plus+, Canal Sur, and Telemadrid.[8] It was shot on location in the centre of Madrid.[4]
Release
The film premiered as the opening film of the 28th Málaga Film Festival on 14 March 2025.[9] It also received a screening at the 8th Almagro International Film Festival on 3 August 2025 and as the closing film of the 30th Ourense Film Festival on 4 October 2025.[10][11][12]
Distributed by Wanda Visión, it is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 17 October 2025.[13]
Reception
Víctor A. Gómez of La Opinión de Málaga assessed that The Redemption could lowkey be an edulcorated version of recent thrillers by the Safdie brothers but, unlike Good Time (2017) or Uncut Gems (2019), it "goes round in circles too much and ends up being quite repetitive, even tiresome".[14]
See also
References
- ^ "The Redemption [La deuda]". Spanish Kaleidoscope. Ministerio de Cultura. 12 February 2025.
- ^ "Las 50 películas españolas más esperadas de 2025: de 'El cautivo' de Alejandro Amenábar a 'Romería' de Carla Simón". 28 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d "RTVE.es estrena el tráiler de 'La deuda', la nueva película de Daniel Guzmán". rtve.es. 15 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Dani Guzmán, contra la especulación de los fondos buitres en 'La deuda', su nueva película". Cadena SER. 15 July 2024.
- ^ Alonso, María. "Daniel Guzmán abre el Festival de Cine de Málaga con 'La deuda', un thriller de denuncia social". ABC.
- ^ a b c d Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (14 October 2025). "Los estrenos del 17 de octubre. 'La deuda'. Culpa infinita". Aisge.
- ^ Bassa, Mar (15 March 2025). "Daniel Guzmán, sobre 'La deuda': "Que te llamen y te digan que inaugures, responsabiliza mucho más"". Málaga Hoy. Grupo Joly.
- ^ "Daniel Guzmán refleja en la gran pantalla la crisis de la vivienda y la gentrificación con `La deuda´, su tercer largometraje". Festival de Málaga. 14 March 2025.
- ^ "La película 'La deuda' abre el Festival de Málaga con un 'thriller' de denuncia social". Europa Press.
- ^ "Daniel Guzmán preestrena 'La deuda', drama social con tintes de thriller, en el Festival Internacional de Cine de Almagro". eldiario.es. 3 August 2025.
- ^ "Daniel Guzmán presenta "La Deuda" en el Festival Internacional de Cine de Almagro". Lanza. 4 August 2025.
- ^ Antón, Paula (5 October 2025). "Fin de rodaxe da 30 edición do OUFF coa premisa de "manter vivo ao cine"". La Región.
- ^ "'La deuda', el nuevo thriller emocional de Daniel Guzmán, llega a los cines el 17 de octubre". Hoy Magazine. 7 September 2025.
- ^ Gómez, Víctor A. (14 March 2025). "Daniel Guzmán imposta la voz". La Opinión de Málaga. Prensa Ibérica.
External links
- The Redemption at ICAA's Catálogo de Cinespañol