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Catalan | Herois |
Directed by | Pau Freixas |
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Cinematography | Julián Elizalde |
Edited by | Jaume Martí |
Music by | Arnau Bataller |
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Distributed by | Alta Classics |
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Country | Spain |
Language | Catalan |
Forever Young (Catalan: Herois) is a 2010 Spanish drama film directed by Pau Freixas , who also co-wrote it alongside Albert Espinosa. It stars Eva Santolaria, Alex Brendemühl and Emma Suárez alongside Nerea Camacho and Lluís Homar.
The plot concerns a journey back to childhood (during the Summer of 1984) by means of a flashback brought by the memories of a disenchanted publicist (Sala) upon meeting with Cristina, that runs parallel to the subplot in the present time. [1] [2]
The film is a Media Films and Televisió de Catalunya production. [4] Shooting locations included Palamós, the Sau Reservoir, Gavà, and Dosrius. [1] It was shot primarily in Catalan. [5]
The film premiered at the 13th Málaga Film Festival's official selection on 22 April 2010. [6] It was theatrically released in Spain on 22 October 2010.
Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting "the clarity (and ability) with which it seeks its audience", while citing its certain sappiness as a negative point. [7]
Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía rated it 4 out of 5 stars, welcoming a Spanish film taking a deep dive into a childhood that is neither marginal nor traumatic. [2]
Jordi Costa of El País wrote that even if Freixas and Espinosa's work dives into sheer cliché and cheesiness, it ends up emerging as "a solid commercial product". [8]
Jonathan Holland of Variety considered that "more emotion than sentimentality comes through, despite some string-pulling" in a picture otherwise "all about laughter, tears and kids on bicycles riding through dappled forests". [9]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2010 | 13rd Málaga Film Festival | Silver Biznaga for Audience Award | Won | [10] | |
Best Costume Design | Nuria Anglada | Won | |||
2011 | 3rd Gaudí Awards | Best Catalan-language Film | Nominated | [11] [12] | |
Best Director | Pau Freixas | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Albert Espinosa, Pau Freixas | Nominated | |||
Best Production Supervision | Inés Font | Nominated | |||
Best Art Direction | Joan Sabaté | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Lluís Homar | Nominated | |||
Best Editing | Jaume Martí | Nominated | |||
Best Original Score | Arnau Bataller | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Julián Elizalde | Nominated | |||
Best Sound | Ferran Mengod, Marc Orts, Marisol Nievas | Nominated | |||
66th CEC Medals | Best Film | Nominated | [13] | ||
Best Supporting Actress | Eva Santolaria | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Alex Brendemühl | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Albert Espinosa, Pau Freixas | Nominated |
Forever Young | |
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Catalan | Herois |
Directed by | Pau Freixas |
Screenplay by |
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Starring |
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Cinematography | Julián Elizalde |
Edited by | Jaume Martí |
Music by | Arnau Bataller |
Production companies |
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Distributed by | Alta Classics |
Release dates |
|
Country | Spain |
Language | Catalan |
Forever Young (Catalan: Herois) is a 2010 Spanish drama film directed by Pau Freixas , who also co-wrote it alongside Albert Espinosa. It stars Eva Santolaria, Alex Brendemühl and Emma Suárez alongside Nerea Camacho and Lluís Homar.
The plot concerns a journey back to childhood (during the Summer of 1984) by means of a flashback brought by the memories of a disenchanted publicist (Sala) upon meeting with Cristina, that runs parallel to the subplot in the present time. [1] [2]
The film is a Media Films and Televisió de Catalunya production. [4] Shooting locations included Palamós, the Sau Reservoir, Gavà, and Dosrius. [1] It was shot primarily in Catalan. [5]
The film premiered at the 13th Málaga Film Festival's official selection on 22 April 2010. [6] It was theatrically released in Spain on 22 October 2010.
Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting "the clarity (and ability) with which it seeks its audience", while citing its certain sappiness as a negative point. [7]
Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía rated it 4 out of 5 stars, welcoming a Spanish film taking a deep dive into a childhood that is neither marginal nor traumatic. [2]
Jordi Costa of El País wrote that even if Freixas and Espinosa's work dives into sheer cliché and cheesiness, it ends up emerging as "a solid commercial product". [8]
Jonathan Holland of Variety considered that "more emotion than sentimentality comes through, despite some string-pulling" in a picture otherwise "all about laughter, tears and kids on bicycles riding through dappled forests". [9]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2010 | 13rd Málaga Film Festival | Silver Biznaga for Audience Award | Won | [10] | |
Best Costume Design | Nuria Anglada | Won | |||
2011 | 3rd Gaudí Awards | Best Catalan-language Film | Nominated | [11] [12] | |
Best Director | Pau Freixas | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Albert Espinosa, Pau Freixas | Nominated | |||
Best Production Supervision | Inés Font | Nominated | |||
Best Art Direction | Joan Sabaté | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Lluís Homar | Nominated | |||
Best Editing | Jaume Martí | Nominated | |||
Best Original Score | Arnau Bataller | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Julián Elizalde | Nominated | |||
Best Sound | Ferran Mengod, Marc Orts, Marisol Nievas | Nominated | |||
66th CEC Medals | Best Film | Nominated | [13] | ||
Best Supporting Actress | Eva Santolaria | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Alex Brendemühl | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Albert Espinosa, Pau Freixas | Nominated |