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Spanish | Terca vida |
Directed by | Fernando Huertas |
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Cinematography | Magí Torruella |
Edited by | Fernando Pardo |
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Distributed by | Tri Pictures |
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Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
Miserable Life (Spanish: Terca vida) is a 2000 Spanish comedy-drama film directed by Fernando Huertas which stars Santiago Ramos and Luisa Martín alongside Manuel Alexandre, Juan Jesús Valverde, Jorge Bosch, and Lola Dueñas.
Set in a working-class area of Madrid, around Hortaleza, the plot follows a group of people trying to get through their difficult lives by playing quinielas (football pools), with their fate pending on the result of a FC Barcelona- Villarreal CF fixture. [1]
The film was produced by Karma Producciones Multimedia, PHF Films, and Vía Interactiva. [3] Shooting locations included Madrid. [6] It boasted a 135 million ₧ budget. [2]
The film premiered at the 26th Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival on 13 November 2000. [1] Distributed by Tri Pictures, [3] it was released theatrically in Spain on 17 November 2000.
Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be "a diverting neo-realist excursion into Impossible Dream territory", otherwise featuring "moments of charm and an attractive central idea" but also a "lack of glam". [3]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2001 | 15th Goya Awards | Best New Actress | Luisa Martín | Nominated | [7] |
Miserable Life | |
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![]() Theatrical release poster | |
Spanish | Terca vida |
Directed by | Fernando Huertas |
Screenplay by |
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Starring |
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Cinematography | Magí Torruella |
Edited by | Fernando Pardo |
Music by |
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Production companies |
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Distributed by | Tri Pictures |
Release dates |
|
Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
Miserable Life (Spanish: Terca vida) is a 2000 Spanish comedy-drama film directed by Fernando Huertas which stars Santiago Ramos and Luisa Martín alongside Manuel Alexandre, Juan Jesús Valverde, Jorge Bosch, and Lola Dueñas.
Set in a working-class area of Madrid, around Hortaleza, the plot follows a group of people trying to get through their difficult lives by playing quinielas (football pools), with their fate pending on the result of a FC Barcelona- Villarreal CF fixture. [1]
The film was produced by Karma Producciones Multimedia, PHF Films, and Vía Interactiva. [3] Shooting locations included Madrid. [6] It boasted a 135 million ₧ budget. [2]
The film premiered at the 26th Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival on 13 November 2000. [1] Distributed by Tri Pictures, [3] it was released theatrically in Spain on 17 November 2000.
Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be "a diverting neo-realist excursion into Impossible Dream territory", otherwise featuring "moments of charm and an attractive central idea" but also a "lack of glam". [3]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2001 | 15th Goya Awards | Best New Actress | Luisa Martín | Nominated | [7] |