The End (2012)

A group of old friends gets together for a weekend in a mountain cabin. Years have gone by and yet nothing seems to have changed between them. But lurking behind the laughter and stories is... See full summary »

Director:

Jorge Torregrossa

Writers:

Sergio G. Sánchez, Jorge Guerricaechevarría

Stars:

Maribel Verdú, Daniel Grao, Clara Lago

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Maribel Verdú	...	Maribel
Daniel Grao	...	Félix
Clara Lago	...	Eva
Carmen Ruiz	...	Sara
Andrés Velencoso	...	Hugo
Miquel Fernández	...	Sergio
Blanca Romero	...	Cova
Antonio Garrido	...	Rafa
Eugenio Mira	...	Ángel 'Profeta'
Sofía Herraiz	...	Niña

Storyline

A group of old friends gets together for a weekend in a mountain cabin. Years have gone by and yet nothing seems to have changed between them. But lurking behind the laughter and stories is a murky episode from the past that continues to haunt them. A strange, sudden incident alters their plans, leaving them stranded and with no line of communication to the outside world. On their way for help, the group starts to disintegrate, just as a new natural order is unveiled before their astonished eyes.

---

Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

---

Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Special Collector's Edition: Serpico (2013)

---

Soundtracks

Rescue Me
Written by Barrie Gledden, Kes Loy, and Richard Kimmings

User Reviews

Intriguing, Very Well Acted, but the Pointless Conclusion Gives the Same Sensation of "Lost"

After twenty years, Sara (Carmen Ruiz) invites her friends to reunite again in the same isolated cabin where they met for the last time. Félix (Daniel Grao) goes with the younger escort Eva (Clara Lago) posing of his girlfriend; his ex-girlfriend Maribel (Maribel Verdú) leaves her two children with her mother and travels with her husband Rafa (Antonio Garrido); the wolf Hugo (Andrés Velencoso) travels with his wife Cova (Blanca Romero); the lonely pothead Sergio (Miquel Fernández) travels alone. Sara is worried since their friend Ángel "Prophet" (Eugenio Mira) has not arrived yet. There is a secret about something that happened twenty years ago with the prophet that was the reason to keep them apart.

During the night, the group is around a bonfire and Ángel never shows up, and Sara discloses that it was Ángel's idea to gather his friends on that day. Out of the blue, there is a lighting followed by thunder and all the power is cut – batteries of cellular have run down; the cars have flat batteries and the group argues. Soon Eva learns that twenty years ago, Ángel was forced to consume drugs that have seriously affected him. He became violent and started to foresee the end of the world, ending in an asylum. None of his friends but Sara has ever visited him in the institution, and they first believe that Ángel has plotted an evil scheme against them. One the next morning, Rafa vanishes and they believe he has walked to the nearby town and the group decides to do the same. But soon, each one of them disappears in the end of the days.

"Fin" is an intriguing and very well acted Spanish thriller, with Maribel Verdú that is one of my favorite Spanish actresses and the unknown Clara Lago, one of the most beautiful new faces in the cinema industry. Unfortunately, the pointless conclusion gave me the same sensation I had when "Lost" ended. The writers succeeded in creating the engaging mystery but without any answer to the events but the simplistic explanation of the apocalyptic end of the world, with Eva apparently surviving. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Fim dos Tempos" ("End of the Times")

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Twitter

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

23 November 2012 (Spain)

Also Known As:

The End

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Spain

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,035,226

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mod Producciones, Apaches Entertainment, Antena 3 Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1