Stormy Weather (2003 Spanish film)

Stormy Weather (Spanish: Tiempo de tormenta)[1] is a 2003 Spanish melodrama film directed by Pedro Olea from a screenplay by Joaquín Górriz and Miguel Ángel Fernández which stars Maribel Verdú, Jorge Sanz, Darío Grandinetti, and María Barranco.

Set in Madrid,[2] the plot tracks two couples coming across in a detoxification centre, formed, respectively by a weather presenter and a drug-addicted graphic artist (Elena and Chus), and a alcoholic former model and a record label executive (Sara and Óscar).

[3][4][5] The screenplay was authored by Miguel Ángel Fernández and Joaquín Górriz based on an original story by Alicia Giménez Bartlett.

[9] The film opened the main competition slate of the 6th Málaga Film Festival on 25 April 2003, being simultaneously released in theatres.

[12] Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 star, praising the elegance of its mise-en-scène.