Wild Flowers (2022 film)

Wild Flowers (Spanish: Girasoles silvestres) 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.

Cast

Production

The screenplay was penned by Jaime Rosales and Bárbara Díez. The film is a Fresdeval Films, A Contracorriente Films, Oberon Media and Luxbox production, and it had participation from RTVE, TV3 and Movistar and funding from ICAA, ICEC and Creative Europe's MEDIA. Filming began in Barcelona by February 2021. Shooting locations also included Mataró, Banyoles and Melilla. Hélène Louvart worked as cinematographer.

Release

The film was selected for screening at the 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival's official selection, where it was presented on 17 September 2022. Distributed by A Contracorriente Films, it was theatrically released in Spain on 14 October 2022.

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.