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'The Blind Sunflowers' is a 2008 Spanish film directed by Jos Luis Cuerda and written by Rafael Azcona and Cuerda, based on the 2004 novel 'The Blind Sunflowers' by Alberto Mndez. The film stars Maribel Verd, Javier Cmara and Ral Arvalo.

This film was Spain's 81st Academy Awards official submission to Foreign Language Film category, but it was not selected.

Plot



The plot follows the life of a family, former sympathizers of the Spanish Republic, during the early 1940s. Their lives are disrupted when a young priest falls in love with the mother. The film is set in Ourense, 1940 where a disorientated deacon, named Salvador returns to the seminary of Ourense where the Rector delays Salvador's access to priesthood for a year. Salvador begins teaching in a school where he meets with Lorenzo, the son of Elena, whom of which Salvador thinks is widowed. This opportunity multiplies with the deacon becoming obsessed with her, abusing her mentally and physically. We realise that Salvador is threatening Elena's family because of his obsession. Wounded and beaten by the circumstances, the characters of the Blind Sunflowers hit the wall of repression, impossible romances and emotional defeats, while we realise Elena's family try to search for a glimpse of hope.

Cast



Accolades



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| align = "center" rowspan = "18" | 2009 || rowspan = "15" | 23rd Goya Awards

| colspan = "2" | Best Film || || rowspan = "15" |

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| Best Director || Jos Luis Cuerda ||

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| Best Adapted Screenplay || Rafael Azcona & Jos Luis Cuerda ||

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| Best Original Score || Lucio Godoy ||

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| Best Actor || Ral Arvalo ||

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| Best Actress || Maribel Verd ||

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| Best Supporting Actor || Jos ngel Egido ||

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| Best New Actor || Martio Rivas ||

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| Best Production Supervision || Emiliano Otegui ||

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| Best Cinematography || Hans Burmann ||

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| Best Editing || Nacho Ruiz Capillas ||

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| Best Art Direction || Balter Gallart ||

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| Best Costume Design || Sonia Grande ||

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| Best Makeup and Hairstyles || Fermn Galn & Sylvie Imbert ||

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| Best Sound || Alfonso Raposo, Mara Sternberg & Ricardo Steinberg ||

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| rowspan = "3" | 18th Actors and Actresses Union Awards || Best Film Actress in a Leading Role || Maribel Verd || || rowspan = "3" |

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| Best Film Actor in a Leading Role || Ral Arvalo ||

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| Best Film Actor in a Minor Role || Jos ngel Egido ||

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See also



* List of Spanish films of 2008

* List of Spanish submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

* List of submissions to the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

* 'The Endless Trench', another Spanish film about a man hiding in his home after the war.

References




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