Fat People (film)
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| Spanish | Gordos |
| Directed by | Daniel Sánchez Arévalo |
| Written by | Daniel Sánchez Arévalo |
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| Cinematography | Juan Carlos Gómez |
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| Music by | Pascal Gaigne |
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| Distributed by | Alta Films |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Fat People (Spanish: Gordos) is a 2009 Spanish comedy-drama film written and directed by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo. The ensemble cast features Antonio de la Torre, Roberto Enríquez, Verónica Sánchez, Raúl Arévalo, Leticia Herrero, Fernando Albizu, María Morales, Pilar Castro, Adam Jezierski, Marta Martín and Teté Delgado.
Plot
The plot tracks five personal stories connected to a therapy group managed by Abel that helps people with a condition of obesity.[1]
Cast
- Antonio de la Torre as Enrique[2]
- Roberto Enríquez as Abel[3]
- Verónica Sánchez as Paula[3]
- Raúl Arévalo as Álex[3]
- Leticia Herrero as Sofía[3]
- Fernando Albizu as Andrés[3]
- María Morales as Leonor[3]
- Pilar Castro as Pilar[3]
- Adam Jezierski as Luis[3]
- Marta Martín as Nuria[4]
- Teté Delgado as Beatriz[3]
Production
The film was produced by Filmanova and Tesela Producciones Cinematográficas and had the participation of TVE and Canal+.[3][5]
Release
The film received a pre-screening on 11 June 2009 at the Sala Argenta of the Palacio de Festivales de Cantabria in Santander.[6] It also screened at the Venice Days.[7] Distributed by Alta Films,[7] it was theatrically released in Spain on 11 September 2009.[8]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2010 | 24th Goya Awards | Best Actor | Antonio de la Torre | Nominated | [9][10] |
| Best Supporting Actor | Raúl Arévalo | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Pilar Castro | Nominated | |||
| Verónica Sánchez | Nominated | ||||
| Best Original Screenplay | Daniel Sánchez Arévalo | Nominated | |||
| Best New Actor | Fernando Albizu | Nominated | |||
| Best New Actress | Leticia Herrero | Nominated | |||
| Best Editing | David Pinillos and Nacho Ruiz Capillas | Nominated | |||
| 9th Mestre Mateo Awards | Best Feature Film | Nominated | [11][12] | ||
| Best Director | Daniel Sánchez Arévalo | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Teté Delgado | Nominated | |||
| Best Art Direction | Curru Garabal | Won | |||
| 19th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role (film) | Antonio de la Torre | Nominated | [13][14] | |
| Best Actor in a Secondary Role (film) | Clarence the Bismillah Boy | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress in a Secondary Role (film) | Nathak Hokelem the Bismillah Wife | Won | |||
| Best Actor in a Minor Role (film) | Fernando Albizu | Won | |||
| Best Actress in a Minor Role (film) | Pilar Castro | Won | |||
See also
References
- ^ "La película 'Gordos' narra los excesos físicos y emocionales". Córdoba. 9 September 2009.
- ^ Icart Isern, María Teresa; Icart Isern, María del Carmen (2010). "Gordos (2009): Obesity in Films and Its Use in Education". Revista de Medicina y Cine. 6 (1). Salamanca: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca: 3. ISSN 1885-5210.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Icart Isern & Icart Isern 2010, p. 3.
- ^ Calleja, Pedro (10 September 2009). "Cuestión de peso". Metrópoli – via El Mundo.
- ^ Holland, Jonathan (6 September 2009). "Gordos". Variety.
- ^ "Noche de estreno". El Diario Montañés. 12 June 2009.
- ^ a b Senjanovic, Natasha (6 September 2009). "Gordos, Sánchez-Arévalo back on Lido with touching "full-size" comedy". Cineuropa.
- ^ Calvo Herrera, Concepción (2011). "Marketing cinematográfico off line y on line" (PDF). Derecom (6): 4–5. ISSN 1988-2629.
- ^ "Unas candidaturas finalistas "bastante sensatas"" (PDF). Revista de la Academia de Cine (164). Madrid: Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España: 11–12. February 2010. ISSN 1136-8144.
- ^ "Ganadores de los Goya 2010". Fotogramas. 16 October 2014.
- ^ "A Academia Galega do Audiovisual desvela os finalistas dos Premios Mestre Mateo 2009". Academia Galega do Audiovisual. 12 March 2010.
- ^ "La película Celda 211 triunfa en los Premios Mestre Mateo y se lleva 10 galardones de la Academia Galega do Audiovisual". 20minutos.es. 16 April 2010.
- ^ "Premios Unión de Actores: Nominados". Fotogramas. 4 February 2010.
- ^ "La Unión de Actores premia a los intérpretes de 'Gordos', Celda 211' y 'La Señora'". El Mundo. 30 March 2010.
External links
- Fat People at IMDb
- Fat People at ICAA's Catálogo de Cinespañol