Rodrigo Sorogoyen on Javier Bardem and Shooting ‘The Beloved’ as Full-On Experiment: ‘If This Had Been My First Film, I Wouldn’t Have Taken So Many Risks’

Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s film “The Beloved” (“El ser querido”) will have its world premiere in the Cannes competition on May 16. The film begins with a 20-minute scene set in a plush Madrid restaurant, featuring world-famous film director Esteban Martínez, played by Javier Bardem, who reencounters his estranged daughter, portrayed by Victoria Luengo, to offer her a role in his next film. Sorogoyen described the project as a full-on experiment and noted that if it had been his first film, he would not have taken so many risks.