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Saturn Return (2024): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot

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Saturn Return is a 2024 music drama directed by Isaki Lacuesta, starring Daniel Ibáñez as El cantante, Stéphanie Magnin and Chesco Ruiz. It runs 1 hour 49 minutes and earned $369,376 worldwide. Critics gave it 85% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Rotten Tomatoes
85%
worldwide gross
$369.4K
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Saturn Return (2024) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 49m (109 min)
Director
Isaki Lacuesta
Genres
Music , Drama
Original language
Spanish
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Saturn Return About?

The premise of Saturn Return without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

A rock band faces a critical moment as they attempt to record their third album, a project that could either launch them to stardom or lead to obscurity. Against the record label's concerns, the band insists on recording in New York City, but the process quickly becomes a chaotic and stressful ordeal. A complicated love triangle emerges, fracturing relationships and driving a wedge between band members. As creative tensions escalate, fueled by drug and alcohol use, and the pressure from the label intensifies, the band struggles to stay together while unknowingly creating a groundbreaking album that will resonate with a generation.

Saturn Return Themes & Keywords

· 8 tags
  • band
  • 90s
  • playback
  • male frontal nudity
  • rehab
  • threesome
  • new york city
  • drug addiction
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Cast & crew

Saturn Return Cast & Characters

Daniel Ibáñez leads the cast as El cantante, with Stéphanie Magnin as May and Chesco Ruiz as El bajista. Directed by Isaki Lacuesta; 8 actors are credited in all.

Also Starring in Saturn Return

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From the director

More from Isaki Lacuesta

More films directed by Isaki Lacuesta: One Year, One Night, Between Two Waters, The Next Skin and Dying Beyond Their Means.

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Ratings

Saturn Return Reviews & Ratings

Critics gave Saturn Return 85% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Plot

Saturn Return Plot Summary

What happens in Saturn Return from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Granada, in the 20th century, opens with a man and a woman walking away from a ski slope. The man, Daniel Ibáñez, who performs as the singer, reproaches May for leaving Los Planetas. May begins to tell her side of the story, insisting that her account diverges from his. She recalls it from the perspective of the bassist Chesco Ruiz who played with her, and the memory of the member who eventually left the act. At 27 years old, when the others wanted to release an album, she simply wanted to depart.

Full summary

The whole story of Saturn Return, scene by scene

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Box office

Saturn Return Box Office

Saturn Return grossed $369,376 worldwide.

2024 box office

Worldwide gross

$369.4K

International
$369.4K
Videos

Saturn Return Trailers & Videos

2 videos: 1 trailer and 1 featurette.

Official Trailer
  • Featurette SEGUNDO PREMIO
Quiz

How Well Do You Know Saturn Return?

10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.

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What is the name of the female bassist who leaves the band?

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FAQ

Saturn Return FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings, post-credit scenes and language of Saturn Return, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Saturn Return?

Saturn Return runs 1 hour 49 minutes (109 minutes).

When was Saturn Return released?

Saturn Return was released on March 5, 2024.

Who directed Saturn Return?

Saturn Return was directed by Isaki Lacuesta.

More films by Isaki Lacuesta

Who is in the cast of Saturn Return?

Saturn Return stars Daniel Ibáñez as El cantante, Stéphanie Magnin as May and Chesco Ruiz as El bajista, among 8 credited actors.

How much did Saturn Return make at the box office?

Saturn Return grossed $369,376 worldwide.

How is Saturn Return rated?

Saturn Return has 85% on Rotten Tomatoes and 58% on TMDB.

Does Saturn Return have a post-credit scene?

No. Saturn Return has no extra scene during or after the credits.

What language is Saturn Return in?

The original language of Saturn Return is Spanish.

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