No Pain, No Gain (2001 film) explained

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Director:Víctor García León
Producer:Ana Huete
Country:Spain
Music:Diego San José
Studio:Olmo Films
Distributor:Alta Classics
Budget:138 million ₧
Language:Spanish

No Pain, No Gain (Spanish; Castilian: '''Más pena que gloria'''|links=no) is a 2001 Spanish film directed by Víctor García León which stars Bárbara Lennie and Biel Duran.

Plot

Displaying a far from idyllic vision of the teenage years, the fiction follows David, a teenager who finds out that, like everyone else, he is actually quite of a loser.

Production

The screenplay was penned by the director Víctor García León alongside Jonás-Groucho. The score was composed by Diego San José. Ana Huete took over production duties. An Olmos Films production, the film had a 138 million budget.[1]

Release

The film screened at the Málaga Spanish Film Festival in June 2001, where it was well received.[2] [3] Distributed by Alta Classics, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 6 July 2001.

Accolades

|-| align = "center" | 2001 || 4th Málaga Spanish Film Festival || Silver Biznaga for Best Actor || Biel Durán || || [4] |-| align = "center" rowspan = "2" | 2002 || rowspan = "2" | 16th Goya Awards || Best New Director || Víctor García León || || rowspan = "2" | [5] |-| Best New Actor || Biel Durán || |}

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Juventud, ese maldito tesoro. El País. Elsa. Fernández-Santos. 29 June 2001.
  2. Web site: Excelente acogida en el Festival de Málaga del debú de Víctor García-León, 'Más pena que Gloria'. El País. Héctor. Márquez. Casimiro. Torreiro. 7 June 2001.
  3. Web site: Más pena que gloria. Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
  4. Web site: ‘Shame’ game at Malaga. Variety. 10 June 2001. John. Hopewell.
  5. Web site: 21 April 2022. Más pena que gloria. premiosgoya.com.