When Carlos Marqués-Marcet (Girona, 1983) chatted to Cineuropa during last year’s Seville European Film Festival, where he presented Anchor and Hope [+lire aussi :
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Also starring in this drama is actress María Rodríguez (acclaimed for her turn in the TV series The Ministry of Time), and the screenplay was written by a trio consisting of Clara Roquet (Petra [+lire aussi :
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"The starting point for The Days to Come was to make a film as a way of reflecting on life – not from the memory of an experience we’ve had, but rather from the immediacy of something that is actually happening to us. For me, it’s a leap into the unknown, which enables me to talk about one of the most universal and transformative experiences in nature: pregnancy. It’s a process in which, as a species, we invest all hope of survival, and which, as human beings, we imbue with every possible meaning as we confront something that, much like cinema, seems to be larger than life itself," states Marqués-Marcet.

The movie’s cinematography was entrusted to Álex García and the music to singer María Arnal, while the cast is rounded off by Clara Segura, Albert Prat and Sergi Torrecilla. The Days to Come is being produced by Lastor Media and Avalon P.C., in conjunction with Movistar Plus+ and with backing from the ICAA, from which it received project support to the tune of €260,000 (the highest amount awarded in that particular call) in 2017. Its distribution will be handled by Avalon in 2019.