# Not the End

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{{Infobox film
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|es|Sin fin|nolink=yes}}
| image = Not the End poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = {{ubl|César Esteban Alenda|José Esteban Alenda}}
| screenplay = {{ubl|César Esteban Alenda|José Esteban Alenda}}
| based_on = {{Based on|''Not the End'' (short film)}}
| starring = {{ubl|[María León](/source/Mar%C3%ADa_Le%C3%B3n_(actress))|[Javier Rey](/source/Javier_Rey)|Juan Carlos Sánchez|Paco Ochoa|Mari Paz Sayago}}
| cinematography = Ángel Amorós
| editing = César Esteban Alenda
| music = Sergio de la Puente
| country = Spain
| language = Spanish
| distributor = [Filmax](/source/Filmax)
| studio = {{ubl|Producciones Transatlánticas|Solita Films|Elamedia}}
| released = {{Film date|2018|04|19|[Málaga](/source/M%C3%A1laga_Film_Festival)|2018|10|31|Spain|df=yes}}
}}
'''''Not the End''''' ({{langx|es|'''Sin fin'''|translation=Without End|links=no}}) is a 2018 Spanish romantic fantasy drama film directed by César Esteban Alenda and José Esteban Alenda based on the 2014 short film of the same name which stars [María León](/source/Mar%C3%ADa_Le%C3%B3n_(actress)) and [Javier Rey](/source/Javier_Rey).

== Plot ==
A scientist decides to travel back in time to rewrite life with his [significant other](/source/significant_other) back when they met for the first time.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [Javier Rey](/source/Javier_Rey) as Javier<ref name="diariosur">{{Cite web|url=https://www.diariosur.es/festival-malaga/delicatessen-amor-regreso-20180419121552-nt.html|website=[Diario Sur](/source/Diario_Sur)|title='Sin fin': una delicatessen de amor y regreso al futuro|date=19 April 2018|first=Francisco|last=Griñán|publisher=[Grupo Vocento](/source/Grupo_Vocento)}}</ref>
* [María León](/source/Mar%C3%ADa_Le%C3%B3n_(actress)) as María<ref name="diariosur" />
* Juan Carlos Sánchez<ref name="fotogramas" />
* {{ill|Paco Ochoa|es}}<ref name="fotogramas" />
* {{ill|Mari Paz Sayago|es}}<ref name="fotogramas" />
}}

== Production ==
The film is a Producciones Transatlánticas, Solita Films, and Elamedia production.<ref name="fotogramas">{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/noticias-cine/a19467430/sin-fin-fecha-de-estreno-javier-rey-maria-leon/|website=[Fotogramas](/source/Fotogramas)|title='Sin fin': el romance futurista de María León y Javier Rey ya tiene fecha de estreno|date=28 May 2018|first=Juan|last=Silvestre}}</ref> It had backing and funding from [TVE](/source/Televisi%C3%B3n_Espa%C3%B1ola), [Canal Sur](/source/Canal_Sur), [ICAA](/source/ICAA_(Spain)), [Junta de Andalucía](/source/Junta_de_Andaluc%C3%ADa), the Madrid regional administration, and CreaSGR.<ref>{{Cite web|website=Audiovisual451|title=‘Sin Fin’ – estreno en cines 31 de octubre|date=30 October 2018|url=https://www.audiovisual451.com/sin-fin-estreno-en-cines-31-de-octubre/}}</ref> Shooting locations included [Conil de la Frontera](/source/Conil_de_la_Frontera).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.malagahoy.es/ocio/hermanos-Alenda-presentan-primer-largometraje_0_1159684060.html|website=Málaga Hoy|publisher=[Grupo Joly](/source/Grupo_Joly)|title=Los hermanos Alenda presentan su primer largometraje, 'Sin fin'|date=2 August 2017}}</ref>

== Release ==
The film was presented at the [Málaga Film Festival](/source/M%C3%A1laga_Film_Festival) on 19 April 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.malagahoy.es/ocio/Javier-Rey-Maria-Leon-protagonizan_0_1237676873.html|website=Málaga Hoy|publisher=[Grupo Joly](/source/Grupo_Joly)|title=Javier Rey y María León protagonizan 'Sin fin', una historia de amor y reencuentros|date=19 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.diezminutos.es/teleprograma/programas-tv/a1983880/sin-fin-javier-rey-maria-leon/|website=[Diez Minutos](/source/Diez_Minutos)|title=El amor 'Sin fin' de Javier Rey y María León|date=20 April 2018}}</ref> Distributed by [Filmax](/source/Filmax),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/series/los-duffer-espanoles-hermanos-showrunners-99034/|website=[Cinemanía](/source/Cineman%C3%ADa)|via=[20minutos.es](/source/20minutos.es)|title=Los Duffer españoles: hermanos y showrunners|date=6 February 2018|first=Diana|last=Arrastia}}</ref> it was released theatrically in Spain on 31 October 2018.

== Reception ==
Beatriz Martínez Gómez of ''[Fotogramas](/source/Fotogramas)'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting the chemistry between Rey and León as the best thing about the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/peliculas-criticas/a24466587/sin-fin-pelicula-critica/|website=[Fotogramas](/source/Fotogramas)|first=Beatriz|last=Martínez|title=Sin fin|date=31 October 2018}}</ref>

Luis Martínez of ''[El Mundo](/source/El_Mundo_(Spain))'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting the "brilliant" performances by León and Rey as the best thing about the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmundo.es/metropoli/cine/2018/10/31/5bd98ac3e2704e7e348b46a7.html|website=Metrópoli|via=[El Mundo](/source/El_Mundo_(Spain))|first=Luis|last=Martínez|title=Sin fin: la inestable y algo afectada piel del tiempo|date=31 October 2023}}</ref>

{{ill|Jordi Costa|es}} of ''[El País](/source/El_Pa%C3%ADs)'' wrote that "at times the border between the sensitive and the corny becomes dilluted", otherwise considering that "the elegance of the denouement partially compensates for the [film's] falterings".<ref>{{Cite web|website=[El País](/source/El_Pa%C3%ADs)|first=Jordi|last=Costa|title=Contra el tiempo|url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2018/11/01/actualidad/1541069470_164575.html|date=1 November 2018}}</ref>

== Accolades ==
{{Awards table|5}}
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| {{center|2018}} || 21st [Málaga Film Festival](/source/M%C3%A1laga_Film_Festival) || Silver Biznaga for Best Actor || Javier Rey || {{won}} || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/noticias/festival-de-malaga-2018-las-distancias-y-elena-trape-triunfan-en-el-certamen-andaluz-104837/|website=[Cinemanía](/source/Cineman%C3%ADa)|via=[20minutos.es](/source/20minutos.es)|title=Festival de Málaga 2018: 'Las distancias' y Elena Trapé triunfan en el certamen andaluz|date=21 April 2018}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan = "2" | {{center|2019}} || [6th Feroz Awards](/source/6th_Feroz_Awards) || [Best Actor in a Film](/source/Feroz_Award_for_Best_Main_Actor_in_a_Film) || Javier Rey || {{nom}} || <ref>{{Cite web|website=[HuffPost](/source/HuffPost)|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.es/entry/la-lista-completa-de-ganadores-de-los-premios-feroz-2019_es_5c8a6313e4b0dd65d8eaf7e9.html|title=La lista completa de ganadores de los Premios Feroz 2019|date=19 January 2019|first=Marina|last=Prats}}</ref>
|-
| [33rd Goya Awards](/source/33rd_Goya_Awards) || [Best New Director](/source/Goya_Award_for_Best_New_Director) || César Esteban Alenda, José Esteban Alenda || {{nom}} || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.diariodesevilla.es/cine/Listado-ganadores-Premios-Goya-2019_0_1324367823.html|website=[Diario de Sevilla](/source/Diario_de_Sevilla)|publisher=[Grupo Joly](/source/Grupo_Joly)|title=Listado completo de ganadores de los Premios Goya 2019|date=3 February 2019}}</ref>
|}

== See also ==
* [List of Spanish films of 2018](/source/List_of_Spanish_films_of_2018)

== References ==
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Category:Films shot in the province of Cádiz
Category:2010s fantasy drama films
Category:2018 romantic drama films
Category:Spanish romantic drama films
Category:Spanish-language romantic drama films
Category:2018 Spanish films
Category:2018 Spanish-language films
Category:2010s films about time travel
Category:Features based on short films
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