Alone is a Spanish survival drama that will appeal to all lovers of stories in which the main characters, being held hostage by circumstances, do everything necessary to escape and return home. The director of the picture is a little-known Hugo Steuven, behind whom there is only one full-length film “Anomaly”.
In the story, the main character, an experienced surfer, goes alone to a remote shore to gather his thoughts after parting with his beloved girl. Personal problems are a heavy burden on the shoulders of the main character, so he suddenly stumbles while walking along the edge of the shore and falls down from the cliff. When falling, the hero injures the hip joint. This does not allow him to move on his feet, so, overcoming pain and despair, the guy has to do the impossible to survive and not go crazy. At the same time, the hero does not have a cell phone, water or food.
Immediately I want to warn future viewers that the picture itself is not an entertaining or adventure spectacle. It’s essentially a so-called drama in drama, so everyone needs to understand what they’re going to face while watching. As a reference here, the most suitable film is “6 feet at a depth”, which tells the story of a snowboarder lost in the mountains.
Also worth noting, the plot of the film “Alone” develops in two planes: one story shows us the events after falling off a cliff, and the other shows scenes with a young girl on the beach. As for these scenes, the viewer in this case is given the opportunity to solve a mystery: whether it happens in his head, whether he died and talks to the angel, or all these events occur after the tragedy. Anyway, until the middle of the film, the idea of the authors will be completely incomprehensible, so prepare to think a little while watching.
As for the production, it looks very good, the picture is spectacular, the camera work is impressive, but the main character, unfortunately, does not reach the required level of audience empathy. Alas, but he is weak in acting, but he cries convincingly.
In general, the film on the one hand is weak in terms of entertainment and action, since there are very few events in it, but on the other hand, despite everything, the story is interesting, dramatic and with an important message for the viewer. I won’t recommend it, but if you like the trailer, enjoy it.