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Finding Altamira(Altamira)

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United Kingdom, France, Spain · 2016
1h 37m
Director Hugh Hudson
Starring Antonio Banderas, Golshifteh Farahani, Rupert Everett, Pierre Niney
Genre Drama, History

The year is 1879. Archaeologist Marcelino and his nine-year old daughter Maria have made a groundbreaking discovery in the Cave of Altamira: prehistoric cave paintings dating back to the Paleolithic period. They soon find themselves at odds with the scientific and religious leaders of Spain, who denounce their incredible findings.

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The Globe and Mail (Toronto) by Brad Wheeler

Directed by veteran "Chariots of Fire" filmmaker Hugh Hudson, the semi-compelling Finding Altamira is let down by ordinary acting, way too many scholarly adages and a perplexing level of inaction.

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Los Angeles Times by Gary Goldstein

Although the script by Olivia Hetreed and José Luis López-Linares traffics in vital ideas and still-timely assertions (“We shouldn’t try to fit facts into a set of beliefs!”), a looser, less self-important approach would have helped.

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Variety by Joe Leydon

[Banderas] acquits himself admirably with his restrained yet subtly detailed portrayal of an intelligent man subjected to the stings of intolerant attitudes and professional jealousies.

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