27 Hours (film) explained

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Director:	Montxo Armendáriz
Producer:	Elías Querejeta
Cinematography:	Javier Aguirresarobe
Music:	Ángel Illarramendi
Studio:	Elías Querejeta PC
Country:	Spain
Language:	Spanish

27 Hours (Spanish; Castilian: '''27 horas'''|links=no)^[1] is a 1986 Spanish quinqui film directed by Montxo Armendáriz which stars Martxelo Rubio, Maribel Verdú and Jon Donosti, also featuring the collaboration of Antonio Banderas.

Plot

Set in 1980s San Sebastián, the plot tracks three friends (Jon, Patxi and Maite) over the course of 27 hours, two of which are a couple hooked on heroin and the other one works as dockworker.^[2]

Production

The screenplay was penned by Montxo Armendáriz alongside Elías Querejeta. An Elías Querejeta PC production, the film was shot in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa.^[3] It had the support of ETB.^[4] The score was authored by whereas Javier Aguirresarobe took over the cinematography.^[5] The film was shot in Spanish.

Release

The film screened at the 34th San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 1986.

Accolades

|-| align = "center" | 1987 || 1st Goya Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Film || || ^[6] |}

See also

• List of Spanish films of 1986

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Book: Rodriguez, Marie-Soledad. https://books.google.com/books?id=yMNdEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA105. Cine, nación y nacionalidades en España. Nancy. Berthier. Jean-Claude. Seguin. Madrid. Casa de Velázquez. 2007. 978-84-96820-05-0. En busca de un hipotético cine castellano o castellano-leonés. 101–120.
• Book: Ysàs, Pere. La primera generación del postfranquismo. La historia a través del cine: transición y consolidación democrática en España. Rafael. Ruzafa Ortega. 2004. 84-8373-645-4. 51–70. Universidad del País Vasco, Servicio Editorial . https://dialnet.unirioja.es/descarga/articulo/3928184.pdf.

Notes and References

1. Web site: From Spain, a schedule of double features. New York Times. 27 March 1987.
2. Web site: La Filmoteca rescata cinco títulos del cine 'quinqui' español de los 80. Córdoba. Carmen. Lozano. 11 March 2020.
3. Web site: Montxo Armendáriz, con '27 horas', mantiene la alta calidad de la muestra donostiarra. El País. 20 September 1986. Ángel. Fernández Santos. Ángel Fernández-Santos.
4. Web site: La película '27 ordu', esta noche, en el programa 'Zinez' de ETB1. EITB. 2 August 2017.
5. Web site: Fotogramas. 29 May 2008. 27 horas.
6. Web site: 27 horas. 23 February 2022. premiosgoya.com.