Take My Eyes

Take My Eyes

2003 · 109 min · ES · 7.2 (193 votes)
Dir. Icíar Bollaín · Starring Laia Marull, Luis Tosar, Candela Peña, Rosa María Sardà, Kiti Mánver, Elisabet Gelabert · Music Alberto Iglesias

Where it reads 'home' read 'hell'. Where it reads 'love' there is pain

RomanceDrama

One winter night, Pilar runs away from home. With her, she takes only a few belongings and her son, Juan. Antonio soon sets out to look for her. He says Pilar is his sunshine, and what's more, "She gave him her eyes"...

VIBE

A raw, unflinching look at the suffocating grip of domestic abuse. It feels claustrophobic and intensely personal, capturing the psychological toll with a stark, almost documentary-like realism. A difficult but vital watch.

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