Jonathan Holland of
Variety considered that Iborra delivers a "mature but slightly flat nostalgia vehicle" that despite being "well crafted and intermittently affecting" and with some "terrific" performances, it is unlikely to induce "anything but mild astonishment" among offshore audiences. Casimiro Torreiro of
El País considered that, excessive subordination of the film to Forqué as well as other issues notwithstanding, the film breathes at ease when its young actresses (particularly Abascal) take over. == Accolades ==