Under Her Control

Under Her Control[1] (Spanish: La jefa, lit. 'The Boss') is a 2022 Spanish drama film directed by Fran Torres which stars Aitana Sánchez-Gijón and Cumelen Sanz

Under Her Control
Film poster
SpanishLa jefa
Directed byFran Torres
Screenplay byLaura Sarmiento
Starring
Production
companies
  • Feelgood Media
  • Francisco Torres Quincoces
  • Hugo-Daniel Boyero Garmendia
  • Penúltima Toma AIE
  • Teoponte PC
  • Audiovisuales del Monte
Distributed byFilmax
Release date
  • 29 April 2022 (2022-04-29)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

Sofía, who works for a multinational company, gets pregnant. Desperate for offspring, Sofía's boss Beatriz offers her a bargain involving the child (to be given in adoption) in exchange for a job promotion. Instead of interrupting her pregnancy, Sofía accepts the offer.[2][3]

Cast
  • Aitana Sánchez-Gijón as Beatriz[3]
  • Cumelén Sanz as Sofía[4]
  • Álex Pastrana as Nacho[4][5]
  • Pedro Casablanc as Julio[4]
  • Vanessa Rasero as Cristina[4]
  • María Fernández as Belén[5]
  • Younes Bachir as Hamid[6][5]
  • Rocío Setjo as Tati[5]
  • Lucía Quinteiro as Ayudante nueva[5]
  • Daniel Prim as Alberto[5]
  • Adán Redondo as Ayudante 1[5]
  • Salomé Jiménez as Carmen[5]
  • Niko Verona as Cura[5]
  • Patricia Fuertes as Empleada 2[5]
  • Mariela Rafaela Martínez Campos as Encargada[5]
  • Mehdi Regragui as Jonathan[5]
  • Alicia Martínez as Modelo maniquí[5]

Production

La jefa is Fran Torres' debut feature film.[7] The screenplay was penned by Laura Sarmiento.[8] Produced by Feelgood Media, Francisco Torres Quincoces, Hugo-Daniel Boyero Garmendia, Penúltima Toma AIE, Teoponte PC and Audiovisuales del Monte,[9] filming took place in 2021, shooting in Madrid in July.[10]

Release

Distributed by Filmax, it was theatrically released in Spain on 29 April 2022.[9]

Reception

Pablo Vázquez of Fotogramas rated the film with 4 out of 5 stars praising "its twisted and playful nature, worthy of the best exploitation cinema", assessing the give-and-take between a Joan Crawford-esque Sánchez-Gijón and the "young and enchanting" Cumelén Sanz to be the engine of the film.[2]

Oti Rodríguez Marchante of ABC scored 2 out of 5 stars, writing that "the way in which the plot is complexified is overly forced, but it is easy to see the place towards which the plot is tumbling".[11]

Carmen L. Lobo of La Razón gave it 3 out of 5 stars, praising "an always stupendous" Sánchez-Gijón as well as Cumelén Sanz, while also observing the similarities of the story with that of The Daughter.[12]

See also

References
  1. "Gys på Netflix i august 2022". Heaven of Horror (in Danish). 1 August 2022.
  2. Vázquez, Pablo (29 April 2022). "Crítica de 'La jefa', lo nuevo de Aitana Sánchez-Gijón". Fotogramas.
  3. Barranco, Justo (29 April 2022). "Aitana Sánchez-Gijón: "Hay que romper el tabú de que las madres somos seres abnegados y amantísimos"". La Vanguardia.
  4. Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (26 April 2022). "Los estrenos del 29 de abril. 'La jefa'. Amistad envenenada". Aisge.
  5. "La jefa". Catálogo de Cinespañol. ICAA. 29 April 2022.
  6. "'La jefa', historia de una proposición envenenada". Las Provincias. 29 April 2022.
  7. Silvestre, Juan (15 March 2022). "Exclusiva: póster de 'La jefa', de Aitana Sánchez-Gijón". Fotogramas.
  8. Boquerini (26 July 2021). "'La jefa', una relación envenenada entre dos mujeres fuertes". El Correo.
  9. Pizarro, Miguel Ángel (29 April 2022). "Aitana Sánchez-Gijón ('La jefa'): "Tenemos que seguir luchando para que haya más papeles femeninos"". ecartelera.
  10. Rivera, Alfonso (29 July 2021). "Fran Torres filming La jefa". Cineuropa.
  11. Rodríguez Marchante, Oti (28 April 2022). "Crítica de 'La jefa': Proposición indecente". abcplay. ABC.
  12. Lobo, Carmen L. (29 April 2022). "Crítica de "La jefa": cambio bebé por trabajo ★★★☆☆". La Razón.
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