Most astonishing developments have crept out of the drawer in Spanish fictions, with What a Year For Spanish Fiction On Disney+? After the landmark Cristóbal Balenciaga in January, now comes a tragical miniseries from Jorge and Alberto Cabezudo (Crematorium, for example) as we in the Tenth anniversary of 11 – M. I mean ‘See You in Another Life’.
The miniseries composed of six episodes shifts the focus not so much on the dreadful hostilities as such but rather the other participant of these events, though a minor at the time, Gabriel Montoya Vidal, Baby known for a timestamp. He has partaken in the relocation of explosives, which were later used for attacks, together with Emilio Trashorras simple Pol López who was his partner/friend. This narrative is based on one of the interviews of Gabriel which was published by journalist Manuel Jabois.
And They Avoid Confusing the Protagonist
Right from the beginning, the Sánchez Cabezudo brothers have good taste in making it clear that the series is based on an interview. They know how a journalist gets all the credit for getting the story out first even at the risk of overshadowing the main character of the story, (particularly noted in ‘After Anna, Who?’). That gives the writers bonuses because they know that everyone can focus on Baby’s perspective and they assign Manuel Jabois (Jaime Zatarain) a supporting character.
The relationship that the series explores in context to Baby’s relationship with Emilio Trashorras, one who attempts to fill the fatherly void of a boy who seems to have lost his will to live: the boy’s father is in jail, he is a low-life petty criminal, out of education or job with no wish to do either, leave alone change. The moral of the series cannot be helped, and the starkness with which it is done is something which most youths seek.
This commitment to realism and authenticity is what makes ‘See You in Another Life’ interesting. We see how Baby starts turning into a drug dealer even distributing pollen on the streets of Avilés as he opts to a much darker order.
The Sánchez Cabezudo brothers recount this trip with a growing intellectual restraint that is quite surprising. They provide a summarized script and great directing, making mouth of already seen faces of ordinary street hooligans who are just regular people in their essence.
This intention shines through in a cast that avoids big names, even featuring debutants (Gutiérrez was discovered on the street outside a McDonald’s) The supporting roles are full of life especially Pol López and the lovely Tamara Casellas who plays Gabriel’s mother although the teenager actor’s awkwardness is noticed at times.
All of these elements make the series brilliant at its core, which has emotions so brilliantly presented that it is impossible to turn away from watching it. Jorge and Alberto Cabezudo has done it again, presenting the nudity that is embedded in a shocking tale of actuality, which would have been over drowned by the number of stories connected with the terrorists attack. The outcome has been nothing short of brilliant.