{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox film | image = The Tenderness poster.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | native_name = {{Infobox name module|es|La ternura|nolink=yes}} | director = Vicente Villanueva | screenplay = Vicente Villanueva | based_on = {{Based on|''La ternura''|Alfredo Sanzol}} | starring = {{ubl|Emma Suárez|Gonzalo de Castro|Alexandra Jiménez|Fernando Guallar|Anna Moliner|Carlos Cuevas}} | cinematography = Luis Ángel Pérez | editing = José Manuel Jiménez | music = Fernando Velázquez | released = {{Film date|2023|09|25|Paterna|2023|09|29|Spain|df=yes}} | distributor = Universal Pictures International Spain | studio = {{ubl|Priss&Batty|La Ternura la película AIE|Bahía Carey}} | country = {{ubl|Spain|Dominican Republic}} | language = Spanish }} '''''The Tenderness''''' ({{langx|es|'''La ternura'''|links=no}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfactoryentertainment.com/films/the-tenderness/|website=FilmFactory|access-date=28 September 2023|title=The Tenderness}}</ref> is a 2023 Spanish-Dominican fantasy comedy film directed and written by {{ill|Vicente Villanueva|es|Vicente Villanueva (cineasta)}} based on the play by {{ill|Alfredo Sanzol|es}} which stars Emma Suárez, Gonzalo de Castro, Alexandra Jiménez, Fernando Guallar, Anna Moliner, and Carlos Cuevas.
== Plot == Misandric witch-queen Esmeralda manages to escape from the West Indies Fleet and settle in a desert island with her two daughters (princesses Rubí and Salmón) so they can be free from the influence of men, but the island actually happens to be inhabited by a misogynistic logger and his two sons (loggers Verdemar and Azulcielo), so the women cross-dress as men.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.europapress.es/comunitat-valenciana/noticia-vicente-villanueva-estrena-ternura-hemos-cogido-mejor-teatro-cine-hemos-convertido-pelicula-20230925192127.html|website=Europa Press|date=25 September 2023|title=Vicente Villanueva estrena 'La Ternura': "Hemos cogido lo mejor del teatro y el cine y lo hemos convertido en película"}}</ref><ref name="aisge" />
== Cast == {{Cast listing| * Emma Suárez as reina Esmeralda<ref name="aisge">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aisge.es/los-estrenos-del-29-de-septiembre-la-ternura|website=Aisge|first=Alberto|last=Úbeda-Portugués|date=26 September 2023|title=Los estrenos del 29 de septiembre. 'La ternura'. Enredos en la isla}}</ref> * Gonzalo de Castro as leñador<ref name="aisge" /> * Alexandra Jiménez as princesa Rubí<ref name="aisge" /> * Fernando Guallar as leñador Verdemar<ref name="aisge" /> * {{ill|Anna Moliner|es}} as princesa Salmón<ref name="aisge" /> * Carlos Cuevas as leñador Azulcielo<ref name="aisge" /> }}
== Production == The film is a Spanish-Dominican co-production by Priss&Batty, La Ternura la película AIE, and Bahía Carey with the participation of RTVE and Movistar Plus+.<ref name="a451">{{Cite web|url=https://www.audiovisual451.com/finaliza-el-rodaje-de-la-ternura-una-pelicula-dirigida-por-vicente-villanueva/|title=Finaliza el rodaje de 'La ternura', una película dirigida por Vicente Villanueva|first=Marco|website=Audiovisual451|last=Sánchez Sequera|date=23 November 2022}}</ref> Shooting locations included Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Madrid and the Cosón Beach near Samaná.<ref name="a451" />
== Release == The film received a pre-screening at Cines Kinépolis of Paterna on 25 September 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.europapress.es/valencia/noticia-emma-suarez-gonzalo-castro-vicente-villanueva-preestrenaran-ternura-paterna-20230925105150.html|website=Europa Press|title=Emma Suárez, Gonzalo de Castro y Vicente Villanueva preestrenarán 'La ternura' en Paterna|date=25 September 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.levante-emv.com/videos/levante-tv/2023/09/26/kinepolis-acoge-preestreno-ternura-92561904.html|website=Levante-EMV|publisher=Prensa Ibérica|date=26 September 2023|first1=Arancha|last1=Ferrer|first2=Mar|last2=Carmona|title=Kinepolis acoge el preestreno de "La Ternura"}}</ref> It was also scheduled to screen at the {{ill|Teatro Victoria Eugenia|es}} during a RTVE gala of the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival on 28 September 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|website=Infobae|url=https://www.infobae.com/espana/agencias/2023/08/23/rtve-estrena-en-el-festival-de-san-sebastian-la-ternura-y-chinas/|date=23 August 2023|title=RTVE estrena en el festival de San Sebastián "La Ternura" y "Chinas"}}</ref> Distributed by Universal Pictures International Spain, it was released theatrically in Spain on 29 September 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.audiovisual451.com/trailer-de-la-ternura-nueva-pelicula-de-vicente-villanueva/|website=Audiovisual451|date=14 August 2023|title=Tráiler de 'La ternura', nueva película de Vicente Villanueva}}</ref>
== Reception == Enid Román Almansa of ''Cinemanía'' rated the film 4½ out of 5 stars, assessing that the film is as eccentric and crazy as it is fun.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/ternura-critica-estreno-reparto-5175517/|website=Cinemanía|via=20minutos.es|title=Crítica de 'La ternura': divertidas obras de Shakespeare e inútiles guerras de sexos|first=Enid|last=Román Almansa|date=27 September 2023}}</ref>
== Accolades == {{Awards table|5}} |- | rowspan = "2" | {{center|2024}} || 38th Goya Awards || Best Makeup and Hairstyles || Eli Adánez, Juan Begara || {{nom}} || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/noticias/premios-goya-2024-palmares-completo-todos-los-ganadores-gran-noche-la-sociedad-de-la-nieve-bayona-5216907/|website=Cinemanía|via=20minutos.es|title=Premios Goya 2024 {{!}} Palmarés completo: todos los ganadores de la gran noche de 'La sociedad de la nieve'|date=11 February 2024}}</ref> |- | 32nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards || Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role || Alexandra Jiménez || {{nom}} || {{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.escribiendocine.com/noticias/2024/02/05/17023-todos-los-nominados-de-la-32-edicion-de-los-premios-union-de-actores-y-actrices-de-espana|website=Escribiendo Cine|title=Todos los nominados de la 32 edición de los Premios Unión de Actores y Actrices de España|date=4 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.europapress.es/cultura/cine-00128/noticia-malena-alterio-maribel-verdu-lola-duenas-quim-gutierrez-protagonistas-32-premios-ua-20240312042138.html|website=Europa Press|title=Malena Alterio, Maribel Verdú, Lola Dueñas y Quim Gutiérrez, entre los protagonistas de los 32 Premios UA|date=12 March 2024}}</ref>}} |}
== See also == * List of Spanish films of 2023
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