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'My Prison Yard' is a 2008 Spanish prison drama film directed by Beln Macas. The female-dominated cast stars Candela Pea and Vernica Echegui alongside Ana Wagener, Blanca Portillo, Patricia Reyes Spndola and Violeta Prez.

Plot



A prison drama set in the 1980s, the plot tracks a group of female inmates who create a theatre group with help from a female prison officer, Mar.

Cast



Production



An El Deseo and Warner Bros. Entertainment Espaa production, 'My Prison Yard' began filming began on 8 October 2007. Shooting lasted for 8 weeks, taking place in between the Madrid region and the province of Guadalajara.

Release



The film was presented on 22 September 2008 at the Kursaal as part of the main competition of the 56th San Sebastin International Film Festival (SSIFF).

Reception



Irene Crespo of 'Cinemana' gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, considering that while not a promise of thematic renewal for Spanish cinema, the film seems to be a firm commitment to tell the social stories with renewed impetus.

Jay Weissberg of 'Variety' considered the film an "ultra-straight" drama, taking "the prize for most earnest and least self-aware women-in-prison film of the decade, if not longer", assessing that while never rising above TV movie material the female cast pulled solid and genuinely sympathetic performances.

Accolades



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| align = "center" rowspan = "8" | 2009 || 64th CEC Medals || Best Actress || Vernica Echegui || ||

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| rowspan = "4" | 23rd Goya Awards || Best New Director || Beln Macas || || rowspan = "4" |

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| Goya Award for Best Actress || Vernica Echegui ||

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| Goya Award for Best New Actress || Ana Wagener ||

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| Goya Award for Best Original Song || "Podemos volar juntos"by Raul Snchez Zafra, Juan Pablo ||

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| rowspan = "3" | 18th Actors and Actresses Union Awards || Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role || Ana Wagener || || rowspan = "3" |

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| Best Film Actress in a Minor Role || Natalia Mateo ||

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| Best New Actress || Violeta Prez ||

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See also



* List of Spanish films of 2008

References



Category:Films shot in the Community of Madrid

Category:Films shot in the province of Guadalajara

Category:2000s Spanish-language films

Category:Spanish drama films

Category:2000s prison drama films

Category:Films set in the 1980s

Category:2008 drama films

Category:El Deseo films

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