Plot
A shy genius is employed by his former university to design robot software.

Release Year: 2011

Rating: 6.5/10 (319 voted)

Director: Kike Maíllo

Stars: Daniel Brühl, Marta Etura, Lluís Homar

Storyline
Set in 2041, Alex Garel is a well-known robot programmer who after 10 years returns to his home town to work in his old university when his friend Julia brings job like programmer in a project to create a new line of robot child. There Alex meets his brother David, Lana (Alex's former love and actual David's wife), and Eva, Alex's 10-years-old niece. Looking for inspiration Alex asks help Eva to be the muse of the new robot, watching her attitude and behavior the time they are together, making emotional tests to configure its personality. The relation with his niece creates doubts in Alex about to finish the project and wake up old feelings about Lana, at the same time that he starts to suspect that perhaps the lovely and imaginative Eva hidden an important secret about Lana and himself.

Writers: Sergi Belbel, Aintza Serra

Cast:
Daniel Brühl - Alex Garel
Marta Etura - Lana
Lluís Homar - Max
Alberto Ammann - David Garel
Claudia Vega - Eva
Anne Canovas - Julia
Sara Rosa Losilla -
Manel Dueso -
Jordi Díaz -

Official Website: Official site [Spain] |

Release Date: 28 October 2011

Filming Locations: Switzerland

User Review

Amazing first feature film by Kike Maillo

Rating: 9/10

I watched this film today at the movie theater. The film is beautifully acted and directed. I am very glad to see that in Spain we have new filmmakers able to work within the film industry and still make a great film in the cinematographic sense.

"Eva" is far more profound than the trailer or the publicity may suggest. It is a deep reflection on human nature and identity. But, and here comes the surprise, it is not a so-called intellectual film.

The film is very well done, and it is an example of a new wave of European cinema that is producing great films without necessarily big fireworks. Keep doing the good job, Kike.

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