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Heroes (2010 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Heroes' is a 2010 Spanish drama film directed by , who also co-wrote it alongside Albert Espinosa. It stars Eva Santolaria, Alex Brendemhl and Emma Surez alongside Nerea Camacho and Llus Homar.
Plot
The plot concerns a journey back to childhood (during the Summer of 1984) by means of a flashback brought by the memories of a disenchanted publicist (Sala) upon meeting with Cristina, that runs parallel to the subplot in the present time.
Cast
Production
The film is a Media Films and Televisi de Catalunya production. Shooting locations included Palams, the Sau Reservoir, Gav, and Dosrius. It was shot primarily in Catalan.
Release
The film premiered at the 13th Mlaga Film Festival's official selection on 22 April 2010. It was theatrically released in Spain on 22 October 2010.
Reception
Mirito Torreiro of 'Fotogramas' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting "the clarity (and ability) with which it seeks its audience", while citing its certain sappiness as a negative point.
Andrea G. Bermejo of 'Cinemana' rated it 4 out of 5 stars, welcoming a Spanish film taking a deep dive into a childhood that is neither marginal nor traumatic.
Jordi Costa of 'El Pas' wrote that even if Freixas and Espinosa's work dives into sheer clich and cheesiness, it ends up emerging as "a solid commercial product".
Accolades
in 2011
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| rowspan = "2" align = "center" | 2010 || rowspan = "2" | 13rd Mlaga Film Festival || colspan = "2" | Silver Biznaga for Audience Award || || rowspan = "2" |
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| Best Costume Design || Nuria Anglada ||
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| rowspan = "14" align = "center" | 2011
| rowspan = "10" | 3rd Gaud Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Catalan-language Film || || rowspan = "10" |
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| Best Director || Pau Freixas ||
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| Best Screenplay || Albert Espinosa, Pau Freixas ||
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| Best Production Supervision || Ins Font ||
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| Best Art Direction || Joan Sabat ||
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| Best Supporting Actor || Llus Homar ||
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| Best Editing || Jaume Mart ||
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| Best Original Score || Arnau Bataller ||
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| Best Cinematography || Julin Elizalde ||
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| Best Sound || Ferran Mengod, Marc Orts, Marisol Nievas ||
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| rowspan = "4" | 66th CEC Medals || colspan = "2" | Best Film || || align = "center" rowspan = "4" |
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| Best Supporting Actress || Eva Santolaria ||
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| Best Supporting Actor || Alex Brendemhl ||
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| Best Original Screenplay || Albert Espinosa, Pau Freixas ||
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See also
* List of Spanish films of 2010
References
Category:Catalan-language films
Category:Spanish drama films
Category:2010 drama films
Category:Films set in 1984
Category:Films shot in the province of Girona
Category:Films shot in the province of Barcelona
Category:2010s Spanish films
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