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| Director: | David Planell | ||
| Music: | Christopher Slaski | ||
| Editing: | David Pinillos | ||
| Cinematography: | Charly Planell | ||
| Studio: | Avalon PC | ||
| Distributor: | Avalon | ||
| Country: | Spain | ||
| Language: | Spanish |
The Shame (es|'''La vergüenza'''|links=no) is a 2009 Spanish film directed by in his feature debut. It stars Alberto San Juan and .
An upper-middle class couple formed by Pepe and Lucía decide to "return" a child originally from Peru (Manu) whom they have fostered.[1]
The film is an Avalon Films production, with the collaboration of TVE and support from ICAA.[2]
The Shame screened as the first film in competition at the 12th Málaga Film Festival in April 2009.[3] Distributed by Avalon, it was theatrically released in Spain on 30 April 2009.
Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the "thought-provoking" debut film to be a "solid drama" "buoyed by a well-observed script and alert perfs", although "much good work is undone by a rushed, soapy final reel".[4]
Irene Crespo of Cinemanía rated the film 3½ out of 5 stars, writing that Planell manages to "stir with anger our social and family conscience".[5]
Pere Vall of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be a "lucid naturalistic chronicle of a couple in ideological crisis".[6]
|-| rowspan = "2" align = "center" | 2009 || rowspan = "2" | 12th Málaga Film Festival || colspan = "2" | Golden Biznaga || || rowspan = "2" | [7] [8] |-| Best Original Screenplay || David Planell || |-| rowspan = "2" align = "center" | 2010 || 24th Goya Awards || Best New Director || David Planell || || align = "center" | [9] |-| 19th Actors and Actresses Union Awards || Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role || Marta Aledo || || align = "center" | [10] [11] |}