Fat People (film) explained

Fat People
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Director:Daniel Sánchez Arévalo
Cinematography:Juan Carlos Gómez
Music:Pascal Gaigne
Distributor:Alta Films
Runtime:110 minutes
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish

Fat People (Spanish; Castilian: '''Gordos'''|links=no) is a 2009 Spanish comedy-drama film written and directed by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo. The ensemble cast features Antonio de la Torre, Roberto Enríquez, Verónica Sánchez, Raúl Arévalo, Leticia Herrero, Fernando Albizu, María Morales, Pilar Castro, Adam Jezierski, Marta Martín and Teté Delgado.

Plot

The plot tracks five personal stories connected to a therapy group managed by Abel that helps people with a condition of obesity.[1]

Production

The film was produced by Filmanova and Tesela Producciones Cinematográficas and had the participation of TVE and Canal+.[2]

Release

The film received a pre-screening on 11 June 2009 at the Sala Argenta of the in Santander.[3] It also screened at the Venice Days.[4] Distributed by Alta Films, it was theatrically released in Spain on 11 September 2009.[5]

Accolades

|-| rowspan = "17" align = "center" | 2010 || rowspan = "8" | 24th Goya Awards || Best Actor || Antonio de la Torre || || rowspan = "8" | [6] [7] |-| Best Supporting Actor || Raúl Arévalo || |-| rowspan = "2" | Best Supporting Actress || Pilar Castro || |-| Verónica Sánchez || |-| Best Original Screenplay || Daniel Sánchez Arévalo || |-| Best New Actor || Fernando Albizu || |-| Best New Actress || Leticia Herrero || |-| Best Editing || David Pinillos and Nacho Ruiz Capillas || |-| rowspan = "4" | 9th Mestre Mateo Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Feature Film || || rowspan = "4" | [8] [9] |-| Best Director || Daniel Sánchez Arévalo || |-| Best Supporting Actress || Teté Delgado || |-| Best Art Direction || Curru Garabal || |-| rowspan = "5" | 19th Actors and Actresses Union Awards || Best Actor in a Leading Role (film) || Antonio de la Torre || || rowspan = "5" | [10] [11] |-| Best Actor in a Secondary Role (film) || Clarence the Bismillah Boy || |-| Best Actress in a Secondary Role (film) || Nathak Hokelem the Bismillah Wife || |-| Best Actor in a Minor Role (film) || Fernando Albizu || |-| Best Actress in a Minor Role (film) || Pilar Castro || |}

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: La película 'Gordos' narra los excesos físicos y emocionales. Córdoba. 9 September 2009.
  2. Web site: Gordos. Variety. 6 September 2009. Jonathan. Holland.
  3. Web site: Noche de estreno. El Diario Montañés. 12 June 2009.
  4. Web site: Gordos, Sánchez-Arévalo back on Lido with touching “full-size” comedy. Cineuropa. Natasha. Senjanovic. 6 September 2009.
  5. 4–5. 1988-2629. 6. 2011. Marketing cinematográfico off line y on line. Concepción. Calvo Herrera. Derecom.
  6. Revista de la Academia de Cine. Unas candidaturas finalistas “bastante sensatas”. 11–12. 164. February 2010. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 1136-8144. Madrid.
  7. Web site: Ganadores de los Goya 2010. Fotogramas. 16 October 2014.
  8. Web site: A Academia Galega do Audiovisual desvela os finalistas dos Premios Mestre Mateo 2009. Academia Galega do Audiovisual. 12 March 2010.
  9. Web site: La película Celda 211 triunfa en los Premios Mestre Mateo y se lleva 10 galardones de la Academia Galega do Audiovisual. 20minutos.es. 16 April 2010.
  10. Web site: Premios Unión de Actores: Nominados. Fotogramas. 4 February 2010.
  11. Web site: La Unión de Actores premia a los intérpretes de 'Gordos', Celda 211' y 'La Señora'. El Mundo. 30 March 2010.