Wild Flowers (Spanish: Girasoles silvestres)[1] is a 2022 Spanish-French film directed by Jaime Rosales which stars Anna Castillo alongside Oriol Pla, Quim Àvila, and Lluís Marquès.
Plot
The plot tracks Julia, a 22-year-old single mother with a strong zest for life who falls romantically for a conflictive man, Óscar, also meeting another two men with different backgrounds.[2]
The screenplay was penned by Jaime Rosales and Bárbara Díez.[3] The film is a Fresdeval Films, A Contracorriente Films, Oberon Media and Luxbox production,[7] and it had participation from RTVE, TV3 and Movistar+ and funding from ICAA, ICEC and Creative Europe's MEDIA.[8] Filming began in Barcelona by February 2021.[9][8] Shooting locations also included Mataró, Banyoles and Melilla.[10][2]Hélène Louvart worked as cinematographer.[4]
Release
The film was selected for screening at the 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival's official selection,[1][11] where it was presented on 17 September 2022.[12] Distributed by A Contracorriente Films,[13] it was theatrically released in Spain on 14 October 2022.[3]
Reception
Jonathan Holland of ScreenDaily considered that the film signals "an interesting step towards the mainstream" by Rosales, featuring a "captivating, sometimes wrenching, and always relatable central performance" by Castillo.[6]
Top ten lists
The film appeared on a number of critics' top ten lists of the best Spanish films of 2022: