Fat People (film)

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Fat People
Theatrical release poster
SpanishGordos
Directed byDaniel Sánchez Arévalo
Written byDaniel Sánchez Arévalo
Produced by
  • José Antonio Félez
  • Antón Reixa
Starring
CinematographyJuan Carlos Gómez
Edited by
  • David Pinillos
  • Nacho Ruiz Capillas
Music byPascal Gaigne
Production
companies
  • Tesela P.C.
  • Filmanova Invest
Distributed byAlta Films
Release dates
  • 11 June 2009 (2009-06-11) (Santander)
  • 11 September 2009 (2009-09-11) (Spain)
Running time
110 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Fat People (Spanish: Gordos) 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[edit]

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

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

The film was produced by Filmanova and Tesela Producciones Cinematográficas and had the participation of TVE and Canal+.[3][5]

Release[edit]

The film received a pre-screening on 11 June 2009 at the Sala Argenta of the Palacio de Festivales de Cantabria [es] in Santander.[6] It also screened at the Venice Days.[7] Distributed by Alta Films,[7] it was theatrically released in Spain on 11 September 2009.[8]

Accolades[edit]

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2010 24th Goya Awards Best Actor Antonio de la Torre Nominated [9][10]
Best Supporting Actor Raúl Arévalo Won
Best Supporting Actress Pilar Castro Nominated
Verónica Sánchez Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Daniel Sánchez Arévalo Nominated
Best New Actor Fernando Albizu Nominated
Best New Actress Leticia Herrero Nominated
Best Editing David Pinillos and Nacho Ruiz Capillas Nominated
9th Mestre Mateo Awards Best Feature Film Nominated [11][12]
Best Director Daniel Sánchez Arévalo Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Teté Delgado Nominated
Best Art Direction Curru Garabal Won
19th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role (film) Antonio de la Torre Nominated [13][14]
Best Actor in a Secondary Role (film) Clarence the Bismillah Boy Nominated
Best Actress in a Secondary Role (film) Nathak Hokelem the Bismillah Wife Won
Best Actor in a Minor Role (film) Fernando Albizu Won
Best Actress in a Minor Role (film) Pilar Castro Won

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "La película 'Gordos' narra los excesos físicos y emocionales". Córdoba. 9 September 2009.
  2. ^ Icart Isern, María Teresa; Icart Isern, María del Carmen (2010). "Gordos (2009): Obesity in Films and Its Use in Education". Revista de Medicina y Cine. 6 (1). Salamanca: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca: 3. ISSN 1885-5210.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Icart Isern & Icart Isern 2010, p. 3.
  4. ^ Calleja, Pedro (10 September 2009). "Cuestión de peso". Metrópoli – via El Mundo.
  5. ^ Holland, Jonathan (6 September 2009). "Gordos". Variety.
  6. ^ "Noche de estreno". El Diario Montañés. 12 June 2009.
  7. ^ a b Senjanovic, Natasha (6 September 2009). "Gordos, Sánchez-Arévalo back on Lido with touching "full-size" comedy". Cineuropa.
  8. ^ Calvo Herrera, Concepción (2011). "Marketing cinematográfico off line y on line" (PDF). Derecom (6): 4–5. ISSN 1988-2629.
  9. ^ "Unas candidaturas finalistas "bastante sensatas"" (PDF). Revista de la Academia de Cine (164). Madrid: Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España: 11–12. February 2010. ISSN 1136-8144.
  10. ^ "Ganadores de los Goya 2010". Fotogramas. 16 October 2014.
  11. ^ "A Academia Galega do Audiovisual desvela os finalistas dos Premios Mestre Mateo 2009". Academia Galega do Audiovisual. 12 March 2010.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "Premios Unión de Actores: Nominados". Fotogramas. 4 February 2010.
  14. ^ "La Unión de Actores premia a los intérpretes de 'Gordos', Celda 211' y 'La Señora'". El Mundo. 30 March 2010.

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