The picture shows some stories about a varied group of characters , as in just 24 hours before world's end caused by a solar storm . As there is a group of six people , these are the followings : David (Javier Godino) , his friend Jaime (Asier Etxeandia) , a stranger ex-nun (Ingrid Rubio), the father (Mariano Venancio) of one of them , a pregnant woman ,recently abandoned by her husband , called Teresa (Ruth Gabriel) and a drug dealer (Pedro Isla) ; all of them meet with the intention of spending his last day living each other . They then celebrate the last supper . These issues are the basis of "The Days Not Lived" , a thought-provoking and downbeat drama .
The picture is formed by four assembled episodes dealing with human relationships after the announcement of the destruction of the Earth . Despite short budget the movie manages to be intelligent , dramatic and brooding . The film shows us the reactions , fears , acceptance and despair about a bunch of unfortunate characters living in the moments before the end, and like friendship and love make it more bearable . A journey of emotions faces will show how each of them to their last day . The movie raises several questions : What would you do if the world ended tomorrow ? Where would you go? Who would you spend your last day? Who would you want to die? . The good thing about this film is that the director made it on a shoestring budget only having to do a few sets , yet the movie works on many levels but is constantly reconfigured . Casting is frankly well giving fine performances ; though little known with exception of the veteran Hector Colome , Javier Godino and Ingrid Rubio . Colorful and evocative cinematography filmed in Madrid and reflecting splendidly its typical streets . Atmospheric as well sensitive musical score composed by means of synthesizer . This motion picture relatively cheap was tautly directed by Alfonso Cortes Cabanillas in his first movie because he is usually manager production and documentary shorts filmmaker . This is without a doubt a thought-provoking and dramatic film to be liked for Science-Fiction fans , turning out to be one of the most unknown Spanish movies of the last years .
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