23/03/2006

Icíar Bollaín began the principal photography of her fourth feature film Mataharis earlier this week, marking the return of the actress-turned-director, three years after her 8-time Goya winner Take My Eyes [+see also:
trailer
film profile].

Emerging from an industry usually controlled by male filmmakers, Icíar Bollaín has built another tale focused on female characters. "After Take My Eyes, I received several letters from women, suggesting that I talk about how hard it is to reconcile both family and work", explains Bollaín. That was the starting point to a script by Bollaín and Tatiana Rodriguez, in which three detectives – Nawja Nimri (El Metodo), María Vázquez (The Night of the Brother) and Nuria González (El Calentito) – investigate the secrets of others, but end up uncovering their own families’ lies, and truths they would prefer to ignore. Male counterparts include Antonio de la Torre (Penelope Cruz's husband in Volver [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Agustín Almodóvar
interview: Carmen Maura
interview: Pedro Almodóvar
interview: Pénélope Cruz
film profile]), Tristán Ulloa (Sex and Lucia) and Diego Martín, who will soon appear in the major Spanish/Italian production Los Borgia.

Produced by La Iguana and Sogecine, the 8-week shoot for Mataharis is set for Madrid, Peñiscola and GuadalajaraSogepaq will handle local distribution and manage international sales.