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The Night of the Sunflowers
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Wikipedia article
'The Night of the Sunflowers' is a 2006 rural thriller-drama film directed and written by . The cast features Carmelo Gmez, Judith Diakhate, Celso Bugallo, Manuel Morn, Mariano Alameda, Vicente Romero and Walter Vidarte. It is a Spanish-French-Portuguese co-production.
Plot
Set in the village of Angosto, in the heart of rural Spain, the plot follows Esteban and Pedro (two speleologists) and Gabi (Esteban's girlfriend), as Cecilio, an elderly villager, is killed in the wake of a misunderstanding in the aftermath of the attempted sexual assault on Gabi by a salesman and ensuing violent confrontation.
Cast
Production
'The Night of the Sunflowers' is a Spain-Portugal-France co-production. Production companies included Alta Produccin, Stop Line Films, The Film SAS and Arte France Cinma. Locations in the province of vila (San Bartolom de Bjar and Becedas) doubled as the fictional village of Angosto.
Release
The film was theatrically released in Spain on 25 August 2006. It also screened at the Venice Days section of the 63rd Venice International Film Festival in September 2006.
Accolades
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| rowspan = "13" align = "center" | 2007 || rowspan = "8" | 62nd CEC Medals || colspan = "2" | Best Film || || rowspan = "8" |
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| Best Director || Jorge Snchez-Cabezudo ||
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| Best Original Screenplay || Jorge Snchez-Cabezudo ||
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| Best Actor || Carmelo Gmez ||1
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| Best New Artist || Jorge Snchez-Cabezudo ||
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| Best Supporting Actor || Celso Bugallo ||
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| Best Cinematography || ngel Igucel ||
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| Best Editing || Pablo Ribeiro ||
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| rowspan = "3" | 21st Goya Awards || Best Original Screenplay || Jorge Snchez-Cabezudo || || rowspan = "3" |
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| Best New Director || Jorge Snchez-Cabezudo ||
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| Best New Actor || Walter Vidarte ||
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| 16th Actors and Actresses Union Awards || Best Film Actor in a Minor Role || Manuel Morn || || align = "center" |
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| 51st Sant Jordi Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Debut Film || ||
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See also
* List of Spanish films of 2006
* List of French films of 2007
References
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