''14, Fabian Road'' is a 2008 Spanish film directed by

Jaime de Armiñán Jaime de Armiñán Oliver (born 9 March 1927) is a Spanish screenwriter and film director. His films have been nominated for Academy Awards in the Foreign language film category twice, in 1972 for ''My Dearest Senorita, Mi querida señorita'' an ...

which stars

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and Ana Torrent.

Plot

The fiction follows Camila, an Argentine best-selling fiction author with a reported

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who is gently kidnapped by a purported fan (Vega) upon making a trip to Spain. Camila is thereby taken to an isolated hostal in

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managed by Palmira so she can write a new novel. Rather than a fan, Vega turns out to be seeking

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, whilst Camila, rather than a novelist, is a marketing façade to sell novels.

Cast

Production

The screenplay was co-written by

and his son Eduardo. The film is a Lula Cine production and it had the participation of

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. It was shot in

, including Mérida.

Release

''14, Fabian Road'' premiered at the 11th

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's official selection on 11 April 2008. It was theatrically released in Spain on 21 November 2008.

Reception

Jonathan Holland of ''

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'' assessed that the film "is, at its heart, gripping, but wobbly around the edges".

Accolades

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, , Jaime de Armiñán, Eduardo de Armiñán , , Silver Biznaga for Best Original Screenplay , , , ,

References

{{authority control 2000s Spanish-language films Films directed by Jaime de Armiñán Films set in Spain Films shot in Extremadura Films about writers Spanish films about revenge Films about kidnapping