Country: Norway, UK, Spain
Year: 2026
Duration: 102'
In a near future where aging can be cured and death is optional, Claire, a provocative former artist approaching her 250th birthday, decides to end her life. Her decision unsettles her husband and rekindles the art world’s interest in her work, bringing her estranged daughter Martha back into her orbit. As mother and daughter attempt a difficult reconciliation, Claire, with the support of Sarah, her AI-powered assistant, decides to turn her death into one final, provocative work of art.
Biography
film director
Maria Martinez Bayona
(Spain) studied audiovisual communication at Pompeu Fabra University before receiving a La Caixa scholarship to study at the National Film and Television School in London in 2014. Her graduation short film, Mia, was longlisted for the British Independent Film Award for Best British Short in 2016. The End of It is her first feature.
FILMOGRAFIA
Mia (cm, 2016), Such Small Hands (cm, 2020), The End of It (2026).
Declaration
film director
“This is a very existential story, so I don’t think I could’ve explained it without humour. Life is a blend of joy, sadness and absurdity. Even though this is a film that talks about death, it is also about wanting to feel alive. It was never dark or clinical, it felt very vibrant. I also didn’t want to do anything that has spaceships or metals, where everything is shiny. It wanted it to feel domestic and grounded.”
Cast
& Credits
DIRECTOR, SCREENPLAY: Maria Martínez Bayona. CINEMATOGRAPHY: Andres Arochi Tinajero. EDITING: Tania Reddin. PRODUCTION DESIGN: Lili Lea Abraham. MUSIC: Paloma Peñarrubia. SOUND: Gisle Tveito, Yvonne Stenberg. CAST: Rebecca Hall, Gael Garcia Bernal, Noomi Rapace, Beanie Feldstein. PRODUCTION: Emilie Jouffroy, Kamilla Kristiane Hodøl, Adrià Monés Murlans, Laura Fdez. Espeso. COPRODUCTION: The Mediapro Studio, BBC Film, Elation Pictures, Fasten Films, Cobalt Films, Mediapro Canarias, Eye Eye Pictures. CONTACT: Sara Scarmozzino, Bankside Films sara.scarmozzino@bankside-films.com
