Javier Bardem‘s upcoming Spanish-language drama “El Ser Querido” from multiple Goya Award-winning writer-director Rodrigo Sorogoyen (“The Realm,” “The Beasts”) is heading to the EFM with the English title “The Beloved,” with Goodfellas launching the project to buyers.
The film — also starring Victoria Luengo (“The Room Next Door”) — is a drama about an acclaimed film director and his daughter, a struggling actress. After years of estrangement, they make a movie together, and are forced to confront a troubled past neither of them has wanted to face. Sorogoyen wrote the screenplay.
The film is being produced by Sorogoyen’s Madrid production label Caballo Films, with Movistar Plus+ and Le Pacte co-producing. The latter will release the movie in France.
Bardem earned a Golden Globe nomination this year for his turn in Netflix’s limited series “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez.” He was last seen in “Dune: Part Two” and Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” live-action remake, while he also lent his voice to “Spellbound.” His last Spanish-language film was the 2021 black comedy “The Good Boss” which represented Spain int he Oscar race in 2022.
Sorogoyen most recently directed “The New Years,” a series which world premiered at the Venice Film Festival last year. His previous film “The Beasts” won Best Foreign Film at the César Awards in France and was a box office success in several countries.
