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
In the wake of the death of his father, Lucas is a boy who accepts an offer to cede his own photographs to Álvaro in exchange for money. The latter, a man wants to use them to contact with reportedly "underage girls" in social media by means of catfishing.[1][2]
Cast
Production
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
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
| 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
References
- ^ 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.
External links
- Lucas Archived 2021-12-23 at the Wayback Machine at ICAA's Catálogo de Cinespañol