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"Pic is grounded by a solid, committed turn from Mendez in her first leading role. One heartbreaking scene showcases her acting chops when the camera is trained on her face for close to a minute as she hugs Aran. (...) Lensing, full of crisply textured images that make great use of the clean contrasts between light and shadow, is conceived and executed with care. (...) Music is essential to the mood throughout, whether using violins tinged with Irish melancholy or punchy blues items by singer-songwriter Bai Kamara." Jonathan Holland - Variety

"THE MAGIC OF HOPE, Paco Torres' first feature, avoids the biggest dangers of its starting point and reveals a filmmaker full of style. The imperfect film becomes a solid promise of an exciting feeling in construction." Jordi Costa, El País.

"The filmmaker makes sure at all times that nothing misses, the honesty and sincerity, even the roughness, which gives great credibility to all the actors, especially Patricia Garcia Mendez, who made ??a memorable performance. Also praiseworthy is the careful staging, always bounded by substantial and subtle camera movements." Jerónimo José Martín, Pantalla Grande, Cope.

"Stories of children with leukemia are common in conventional TV Movies, but THE MAGIC OF HOPE escaped this genre precisely by how Paco Torres uses color, light and music." Nuria Vidal, Fotogramas.