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Wikipedia article
'Holy Camp!' is a 2017 Spanish musical comedy film directed by Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo. It is the film adaptation of the musical of the same name, which was also written and directed by Ambrossi and Calvo and has been running for several seasons in the Madrid theater Teatro Lara. As of November 2020, the film is available to view on Netflix.
Plot
Sister Milagros and Mother Bernarda are two nuns in charge at the Catholic summer camp La Brjula in Segovia. Mother Bernarda is seeking to modernize and reach out to youth through music, while Sister Milagros is full of self doubt.
The main characters are Mara and Susana, two 17-year-old girls who are spending the summer at the camp which they have attended since they were little. They both love reggaeton and "" music; but God's apparitions to and calling of Mara begin to change all their lives.
Cast
Production
The co-director Javier Ambrossi and the lead actress Macarena Garca are brother and sister. The film was produced by Apache Films, Sbado Pelculas and Lo hacemos y ya vemos AIE and it had the participation of TVE and TV3.
The 'Alto del Len' camp in the province of Segovia served to portray the fictional Christian 'Campamento La Brjula'.
Reception
At the 32nd Goya Awards, 'Holy Camp!' was nominated in 5 categories, winning Best Original Song.
See also
* List of Spanish films of 2017
References
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