''Josephine'' ( es, Josefina, links=no) is a 2021 Spanish-German drama film with comedy elements directed by Javier Marco which stars

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and

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, also featuring

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and Olivia Delcán.

Plot

Every Sunday, Juan (

), a prison official, observes in silence the visit of Berta (

), the mother of Sergio (

), one of the prisoners. The day he finally manages to approach her, he surprises himself pretending to be another father and inventing a daughter in prison: Josefina. The need to fill the void in which Juan and Berta live leads them to continue meeting beyond the reality that surrounds them.

Cast

as Berta Mirador *

as Juan *

as Sergio López Mirador *

as Rafael *

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as Eladia *

as Pascual *

as Emilio * Olivia Delcán as Josefina * Belén Ponce de León as Verónica * Alfonso Desentre as Antonio

Production

''Josephine'', Javier Marco's feature film debut as a director, was penned by Belén Sánchez-Arévalo. A Spanish-German co-production, the film was produced by White Leaf Producciones alongside Hoja en Blanco AIE and Achtung Panda! Media GmbH, in association with Featurent, with the participation of

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and Castilla La Mancha Media TV and support from ICAA, Crea SGR and ECAM. Shooting lasted from April to May 2021 and it took place in locations across the

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Release

The film made its

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at the

69th San Sebastián International Film Festival The 69th San Sebastián International Film Festival took place from 17 to 25 September 2021 in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain. The festival opened with Zhang Yimou's '' One Second''. Marion Cotillard and Johnny Depp were awarded the Donostia ...

(SIFF) on 19 September 2021. It also screened at the on 25 October 2021. Distributed by Super 8 Distribución, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 5 November 2021.

Awards and nominations

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9th Feroz Awards The 9th ceremony of the Premios Feroz, known as the Feroz Awards 2022, presented by the Asociación de Informadores Cinematográficos de España, took place at the Auditorio de Zaragoza in Zaragoza, Spain, on 29 January 2022, to recognize the bes ...

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36th Goya Awards The 36th Goya Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AACCE), honoured the best in Spanish films of 2021 and took place at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia on 12 February 2022. The ceremony ...

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, , Javier Marco , , , - , Best Editing , , Miguel Doblado , ,

References

External links

''Josephine''
at ICAA's ''Catálogo de Cinespañol'' {{authority control Films set in prison Spanish drama films 2021 films 2021 drama films 2020s Spanish-language films Films shot in the Community of Madrid German drama films 2020s Spanish films 2021 directorial debut films Spanish prison films