Ladies' Hunting Party

Ladies' Hunting Party
Film poster
SpanishDía de caza
Directed byPedro Aguilera
Screenplay by
  • Pedro Aguilera
  • Lola Mayo
Based onThe Hunt
by Carlos Saura and Angelino Fons
Produced byJaime Gona
Starring
CinematographyEva Díaz
Edited byClara Martínez Malagelada
Music byFernando Vacas
Production
companies
  • Gonita
  • Día de caza AIE
  • Mondex & Cie
Distributed bySideral Cinema
Release dates
  • 8 October 2025 (2025-10-08) (Cinespaña)
  • 5 June 2026 (2026-06-05) (Spain)
Countries
  • Spain
  • France
LanguageSpanish

Ladies' Hunting Party (Spanish: Día de caza) is a 2025 drama film directed by Pedro Aguilera and co-written by Lola Mayo remaking the 1966 film The Hunt directed by Carlos Saura. It stars Carmen Machi, Rossy de Palma, Blanca Portillo, and Zoé Arnao.

Plot

The plot follows three middle age women and friends (Rosa, Carmen, and Blanca) who meet along with Rosa's sullen niece for hunting rabbits in a hunting ground inherited by Blanca.[1]

Cast

Production

Conceived as a modern-day revision of Carlos Saura's The Hunt, the film was produced by Gonita Filmaccion (Jaime Gona) and Día de caza AIE alongside Mondex & Cie and it had the participation of RTVE and Movistar Plus+.[2][3] It was shot in locations of the province of Cáceres, including a rural estate in Pedroso de Acim.[4] Anna Saura (Carlos Saura's daughter) participated as an executive producer.[2]

Release

Ladies' Hunting Party's presentation was programmed for 8 October 2025 at the Toulouse Spanish Film Festival (Cinespaña).[5] The Spanish theatrical release was originally scheduled for 10 October 2025, but it was postponed to 2026.[6] For its Spanish premiere, it finally made it to a non-competitive official selection slot of the 29th Málaga Film Festival.[7] Sideral is scheduled to release the film in Spanish theatres on 5 June 2026.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Carmen Machi, Rossy de Palma y Blanca Portillo rodarán una revisión femenina de 'La caza' de Carlos Saura". Heraldo de Aragón. 17 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b Hopewell, John (16 May 2024). "Carlos Saura's 'The Hunt' Gets Modern-Day 'Revision' Which Rolls in July (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  3. ^ Rivera, Alfonso (26 August 2025). "Pedro Aguilera pays tribute to Carlos Saura in Hunting Day". Cineuropa.
  4. ^ Guerra Benito, Gema (15 September 2025). "'Día de caza', rodada en Cáceres, se estrenará en cines el 10 de octubre". El Periódico Extremadura. Prensa Ibérica.
  5. ^ Cellier, Mélanie (4 October 2025). "CINÉMA. Rossy de Palma, invitée d'honneur du festival Cinespaña". France3.
  6. ^ Villanueva, Eduardo (2 October 2025). "Nuevas fechas para disfrutar de Cáceres en pantalla". El Periódico Extremadura. Prensa Ibérica.
  7. ^ a b Chávez, Julieta (10 February 2026). "Rossy de Palma recibirá el Premio Málaga-Sur por parte del Festival de Málaga". The Hollywood Reporter.