Los lobos (film) explained

Los lobos
Director:Samuel Kishi
Music:Kenji Kishi
Country:Mexico

Los lobos is a 2019 Mexican family drama film directed by Samuel Kishi, and written by Kishi, Luis Briones, and Sofía Gómez-Córdova.

Los lobos is Kishi's second film, which is semi-autobiographical and partially based upon Kishi's own memories.[1] [2] It was nominated for 13 Ariel Awards,[3] and won two: Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actress for Cici Lau, and Best Original Score for Kenji Kishi.[4]

Plot

The plot tells the story of Lucia (Martha Reyes Arias), who has just immigrated to Albuquerque, New Mexico with her sons Max (Maximiliano Nájar Márquez) and Leo (Leonardo Nájar Márquez), who are 8 and 5, respectively, who spend most of their time in their tiny apartment while their mother works.

It features dialogue in Spanish and English.[5] The plot themes have been likened to those of The Florida Project.

Cast

Release

The film premiered at the 24th Busan International Film Festival in October 2019 and went on to show at other festivals including the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.[7]

Reception

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, reports a 92% of positive reviews, from a total of 12.[8]

Accolades

|-| align = "center" rowspan = "14" | 2021 || rowspan = "13" | 63rd Ariel Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Picture || || rowspan = "13" | |-| Best Director || Samuel Kishi Leopo || |-| Best Actress || Martha Reyes Arias || |-| Best Supporting Actress || Cici Lau || |-| rowspan = "2" | Best New Actor || Leonardo Nahim Nájar Márquez || |-| Maximiliano Nájar Márquez || |-| Best Original Score || || |-| Best Costume Design || || |-| Best Art Design || || |-| Best Sound || || |-| Best Editing || || |-| Best Cinematography || || |-| Best Original Screenplay || || |-| 27th Forqué Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Latin-American Film || || [9] |-| align = "center" | 2022 || 36th Goya Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Ibero-American Film || || [10] |}

Notes and References

  1. News: Aguilar . Carlos . Carlos Aguilar (writer) . . July 31, 2020 . Los Lobos . October 18, 2021.
  2. News: Granada . Emiliano . Watch First Trailer for Samuel Kishi Leopo's 'Los Lobos' (Exclusive) . . January 20, 2020 . October 18, 2021.
  3. News: Vilchis . Andrés . 'Sin señas particulares' de Fernanda Valadez gana el premio Ariel a Mejor Película . Sopitas.com . September 25, 2021 . October 18, 2021.
  4. News: Lista de ganadores del Premio Ariel del cine mexicano . . September 27, 2021 . October 18, 2021.
  5. Web site: ‘Los Lobos’: Film Review. Variety. 30 June 2020. Jessica. Kiang.
  6. Web site: Buena camada. 12 June 2021. La Jornada. Leonardo. García Taso.
  7. Web site: Los lobos wins the Grand Prize of the Jury KPlus at the 2020 Berlinale. Claudia Tomassini. 18 November 2021.
  8. Web site: Los lobos . . 2021 . October 18, 2021.
  9. Web site: Lista completa de ganadores de los Premios Forqué 2021. La Razón. Matías G.. Rebolledo. 11 December 2021.
  10. Web site: Spain’s Goya Awards: Javier Bardem’s ‘The Good Boss’ Named Best Picture. The Hollywood Reporter. 12 February 2022. Ryan. Gajewski.