''Héctor'' is a 2004 Spanish family

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directed by

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starring Nilo Mur as the title character and

Adriana Ozores Adriana Ozores Muñoz (; born 21 May 1959) is a Spanish theatre, film and television actress. Biography Adriana Ozores was born in Madrid on 21 May 1959. She is the daughter of actors and Concepción Muñoz. Her father died when she was 9 yea ...

. The film won the Best Picture Award at the

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and scooped four nominations to the

19th Goya Awards The 19th Goya Awards took place in Madrid, Spain on 30 January 2005. ''The Sea Inside'' was nominated for 15 awards and won 14, including the four regular acting awards (Bardem, Bugallo, Dueñas and Rivera) and the two acting awards for Best New ...

Plot

Set in

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, the plot tracks the vicissitudes of the adaptation of a 16-year-old teenager (Héctor) to a new home and living with his aunt and uncle (Tere and Juan) in the wake of the death of her mother due to an accident, as well as coping with loss and the arrival of his father Martín (unacquainted with Héctor) from Mexico.

Cast

Production

The screenplay was penned by

and . worked as cinematographer whereas took over editing. Produced by Elías Querejeta PC,

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and

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, it had the participation of

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, Antena 3,

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, TVC, TVG, TVV,

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, Castilla-La Mancha Televisión. The film was shot in

and its surroundings. Shooting wrapped by April 2003.

Release

The film was presented at the

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(FMCE) in April 2004. Distributed by

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, ''Héctor'' was theatrically released in Spain on 7 May 2004.

Reception

Jonathan Holland of ''

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'' deemed the film to be "a wonderfully observed, intense family drama in which virtually every scene pulsates with warmth, compassion and intelligence". Mirito Torreiro of ''

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'' rated the film with 3 out of 5 stars, praising the Querejeta's search for new territories while considering the "hieratic" register Mur was required to play as a negative point.

Accolades

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, , colspan = "2" , Golden Biznaga for Best Film , , , , rowspan = "2" , , - , Silver Biznaga for Best Actress , , Adriana Ozores , , , - , align = "center" rowspan = "17" , 2005 , , rowspan = "9" , 60th CEC Medals , , colspan = "2" , Best Film , , , , rowspan = "9" , , - , Best Director , , Gracia Querejeta , , , - , Best Actress , , Adriana Ozores , , , - , Best Supporting Actor , , Pepo Oliva , , , - , Best Supporting Actress , , Nuria Gago , , , - , Best Original Screenplay , , David Planell, Gracia Querejeta , , , - , Best Editing , , Nacho Ruiz Capillas , , , - , Best Music , , Ángel Illarramendi , , , - , Best Newcomer , , Nilo Mur , , , - , rowspan = "4" ,

, , Best Supporting Actor , , Unax Ugalde , , , , rowspan = "4" , , - , Best New Actress , , Nuria Gago , , , - , Best New Actor , , Nilo Mur , , , - , Best Original Score , , Ángel Illarramendi , , , - , rowspan = "4" ,

14th Actors and Actresses Union Awards The 14th Actors and Actresses Union Awards ceremony was held on 20 June 2005 at Madrid's Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones. The gala was hosted by Concha Velasco Concepción Velasco Varona OAXS MML (born 29 November 1939), known profe ...

, , Best Film Actress in a Leading Role , , Adriana Ozores , , , , rowspan = "4" , , - , Best Film Actor in a Secondary Role , , Unax Ugalde , , , - , Best New Actor , , Nilo Mur , , , - , Best New Actress , , Nuria Gago , ,

References

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