''Summer 1993'' ( ca, Estiu 1993) is a 2017
Catalan-language
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Spanish
drama film
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directed and written by
Carla Simón.
The film premiered in the Generation section at the
67th Berlin International Film Festival
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, where it won the GWFF Best First Feature Award.
It was selected as the Spanish entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Plot
In 1993, after her parents die of
AIDS
Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a retrovirus. Following initial infection an individual m ...
, a six-year-old orphaned girl goes to live with her uncle and his family.
Cast
* Laia Artigas as Frida
* Paula Blanco as Cesca
* Etna Campillo as Irene
*
Bruna Cusí
Bruna Cusí Echaniz (born 9 September 1986) is a Spanish actress, winner of Goya Award for Best New Actress
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as Marga
* Jordi Figueras as Blai
*
David Verdaguer
David Verdaguer (born 28 September 1983) is a Spanish actor and comedian. His career include works both in Spanish and Catalan such as ''10,000 km'' (2014), ''Summer 1993'' (2017), for which he received the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor and ...
as Esteve
Reception
On
review aggregator
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website
Rotten Tomatoes
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, the film holds
an approval rating of 100% based on 88 reviews, and an average rating of 8.08/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "''Summer 1993 (Estiu 1993)'' finds writer-director Carla Simón drawing on personal memories to create a thoughtful drama elevated by outstanding work from its young leads." On
Metacritic
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, the film has a weighted average score of 81 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "universal acclaim"; it is listed as a "Metacritic must-see".
See also
*
List of submissions to the 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
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References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Summer 1993
2017 films
2017 drama films
Catalan films
Films set in 1993
Spanish drama films
2010s Catalan-language films
Spanish biographical films
Avalon films
2010s Spanish films
Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize winners