Lucas (2021 film)
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| Directed by | Àlex Montoya |
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| Cinematography | Jon D. Domínguez |
| Edited by | Àlex Montoya |
| Music by | Siddhartha Barnhoorn |
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| Distributed by | Begin Again |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Lucas is a 2021 Spanish thriller drama film directed by Àlex Montoya which stars Jorge Motos as the title character.
Plot[edit]
In the wake of the death of his father, Lucas, a teenager, accepts an offer to cede own photographs to Álvaro in exchange for money. The latter, an adult man, wants to use them to contact with reportedly "young girls" in social media by means of catfishing.[1][2]
Cast[edit]
Production[edit]
Lucas is based on the short film of the same name directed by Àlex Montoya and shot in 2012.[5] The film was produced by Raw Pictures and Telespan 2000,[6] with the participation of the Institut Valencià de Cultura (IVC), RTVE and À Punt Media.[7] It was shot in locations of the province of Valencia,[3] including Valencia, El Palmar and La Albufera.[8]
Release[edit]
The film opened the Zonazine section of the Málaga Spanish Film Festival in June 2021.[5] Distributed by Begin Again,[6] it was theatrically released in Spain on 25 June 2021.
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2021 | 4th Berlanga Awards | Best Film | Nominated | [9] | |
| Best Director | Àlex Montoya | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | Àlex Montoya & Sergio Barrejón | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor | Jorge Motos | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Jorge Cabrera | Won | |||
| Jordi Aguilar | Nominated | ||||
| Best Editing and Post-production | Àlex Montoya | Nominated | |||
| Best Cinematography and Lighting | Jon D. Domínguez | Nominated | |||
| Best Art Direction | Jero Bono | Nominated | |||
| 2022 | 77th CEC Medals | Best New Actor | Jorge Motos | Nominated | [10] |
| 36th Goya Awards | Best New Actor | Jorge Motos | Nominated | [11] | |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Silvestre, Juan (14 June 2021). "'Lucas': Cartel, en primicia, de la cinta de Álex Montoya ganadora en el Festival de Málaga". Fotogramas.
- ^ Pinilla, Sergio S. (22 June 2021). "Lucas". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ a b c Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (22 June 2021). "Los estrenos del 25 de junio. 'Lucas'. La vida difícil". Aisge.
- ^ a b c d e f "La película "Lucas", del director valenciano Alex Montoya, llega a los cines". Valencia City. 24 June 2021.
- ^ a b "La película 'Lucas' inaugura la sección Zonazine del Festival". Festival de Málaga. 4 June 2021. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ a b "'Lucas'- estreno en cines 25 de junio". Audiovisual451. 23 June 2021.
- ^ Rivera, Alfonso (24 June 2021). "Crítica: Lucas". Cineuropa.
- ^ "Álex Montoya convierte en película 'Lucas', su corto nominado a los Goya". Valencia Plaza. 29 December 2018.
- ^ "'Lucas', 'Las consecuencias' y 'El lodo' se imponen en las nominaciones de los Premios Berlanga 2021". Europa Press. 18 November 2021.
- ^ "'El amor en su lugar' arrasa en las Medallas CEC con hasta seis premios, todos los principales". Cine con Ñ. 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Palmarés completo de los Premios Goya 2022: 'El buen patrón', mejor película". Cinemanía. 12 February 2022 – via 20minutos.es.