Unbridled (2018 film)
# Unbridled (2018 film)

Unbridled (Spanish: Animales sin collar) is a 2018 Spanish-Italian thriller film directed by Jota Linares [es] in his feature film debut which stars Natalia de Molina alongside Daniel Grao. It is a sort of transfer of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House to a contemporary Andalusian setting.

## Plot

Set in Andalusia, the plot concerns about the arrival to regional power of Abel, a fresh face with a modest background, helming the up-and-coming political party Pueblo Unido. Against the backdrop of Abel's imminent investiture, a loan taken out in the past by Abel's wife Nora to help her husband without consulting with him, comes to haunt her whilst a person from their past, Víctor (the privileged son of a corrupt former Junta de Andalucía high-ranking official and former acquaintance of the couple) comes into action.

## Cast

* Natalia de Molina as Nora
* Daniel Grao as Abel
* Natalia Mateo [es] as Virginia
* Ignacio Mateos as Víctor
* Borja Luna [es] as Félix
* Mariana Cordero
* Beatriz Arjona
* Mario Tardón

## Production

A Spanish-Italian co-production, the film was produced by La Canica Films and Animales sin collar AIE alongside Palomar SpA, with the participation of Netflix, RTVE, Movistar+ and Film Factory. It also had support from ICAA and collaboration with CreaSGR. Shooting locations included Seville and Carmona.

## Release

Distributed by eOne Films Spain, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 19 October 2018.

## Reception

Sergio F. Pinilla of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, deeming it to display "character, an opportune cast and a few too many lines of dialogue".

Federico Marín Bellón of ABC rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, considering that "the sex and violence, not at all explicit, add forcefulness to the good decisions of the director and screenwriter".

Beatriz Martínez of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars highlighting the performances, particularly the ones of Natalia de Molina and Ignacio Mateos, while negatively assessing the film's lack of "forcefulness".

## Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 | 6th Feroz Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Ignacio Mateos | Nominated | |
| 2019 | 28th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best New Actor | Borja Luna | Nominated | |
