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Spanish | Las horas del día |
Directed by | Jaime Rosales |
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Cinematography | Óscar Durán |
Edited by | Nino Martínez |
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Distributed by | Nirvana Films |
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Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
The Hours of the Day (Spanish: Las horas del día) is a 2003 Spanish drama film directed by Jaime Rosales (in his feature film debut) from a screenplay by Rosales and Enric Rufas which stars Alex Brendemühl.
The plot follows the daily life of a killer living with his mother in El Prat de Llobregat. [1]
The film is a Fresdeval Films and In Vitro Films production. [6] Shooting locations included El Prat de Llobregat. [7]
The film premiered in the Directors' Fortnight independent section of the 56th Cannes Film Festival's in May 2003. [7] Distributed by Nirvana Films, [8] it was released theatrically in Spain on 6 June 2003, grossing €191,967 (38,821 admissions). [9]
Lisa Nesselson of Variety assessed that the film "boasts a crisp sense of observation in the service of a story many will judge aimless". [10]
Nuria Vidal of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, considering that instead of "good" and "bad" characters, intrigue or investigation or psychology and explanations, "there is a good dose of pure cinema" within. [11]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2004 | 18th Goya Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Jaime Rosales, Enric Rufas | Nominated | [12] |
Best New Director | Jaime Rosales | Nominated |