Counting Sheep (film)
Counting Sheep (Contando ovejas) is a 2022 Spanish-Argentine black comedy directed by José Corral Llorente. The story is set in 1993 Spain and follows Ernesto, a lonely man who cannot sleep because of noisy neighbors. His papier-mâché sheep come to life and push him toward doing things he never imagined.
Main cast includes Eneko Sagardoy and Natalia de Molina, with a supporting lineup featuring Juan Grandinetti, Consuelo Trujillo, María Fernando Valera, Manolo Solo, Julián Villagrán and José Luis García-Pérez.
The film is a Spanish-Argentine co-production by Aquí y Allí Films, Wanka Cine, Lanube Películas and To Each His Strangers AIE, with support from ICAA, INCAA, Ibermedia, Canal Sur and Filmin. It was shot in Madrid.
Distributed by Filmax, Counting Sheep runs 111 minutes and is in Spanish. It was released in Spain on 13 April 2022 and in Argentina on 1 September 2022.
Reception was mixed. Critics from Cinemanía and El Periódico de Catalunya both gave it 3 out of 5 stars, calling it an unusual, bold work with a murky undertone.
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