''Letters from Alou'' ( es, Las cartas de Alou) is 1990

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film directed and written by

Montxo Armendáriz Montxo Armendariz (born as Juan Ramón Armendariz Barrios; 27 January 1949 in Olleta, Navarra, Spain)Torres, '' ''Diccionario Espasa Cine Español'' p. 83 is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. His film ''Las cartas de Alou'' won at the San ...

Synopsis

Alou, a Senegalese man that has entered Spain illegally, can only find occasional jobs due to his situation. Thanks to the letters he sends regularly to his parents, we hear of his experiences and feelings as he laboriously tries to be integrated into Spanish society. He starts out on the coast of Almeria, working in the greenhouses. Then he travels to Madrid where he first comes into contact with illegal sales. He then makes his way to Segria, to work harvesting fruit, and, finally, to Barcelona, where he works in the clothes shop of another African immigrant. His adventure comes to an abrupt end when he's arrested by the police. But he crosses the Strait again, closing the circle that leaves a door open to hope.

Awards and nominations

Won

Cinema Writers Circle Awards The CEC Awards or CEC Medals ( es, links=no, Medallas del CEC), whose full name is , are awards presented annually by the Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos (CEC; ) to distinguish films, artists, technicians, and writers related to cinema, ...

**Best Cinematography (Juan Amorós) **Best Film **Best Screenplay – Original (Montxo Armendáriz) *

Goya Awards The Goya Awards ( es, Premios Goya) are Spain's main national annual film awards, commonly referred to as the Academy Awards of Spain. The awards were established in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sc ...

**Best Cinematography (Alfredo F. Mayo) **Best Screenplay – Original (Montxo Armendáriz) * San Sebastián Film Festival **

Golden Seashell The Golden Shell ( es, Concha de Oro; eu, Urrezko Maskorra) is the highest prize given to a competing film at the San Sebastián Film Festival. It was introduced in 1957. In 1953 and 1954, the highest prize had been called the Gran Premio. In 19 ...

(Montxo Armendáriz) **OCIC Award (Montxo Armendáriz) **Silver Seashell: Best Actor (Mulie Jarju)

Nominated

**Best Director (Montxo Armendáriz) **Best Editing (Rosario Sáinz de Rozas) **Best Film **Best Production Supervision (Primitivo Álvaro) **Best Sound (Eduardo Fernández and Pierre Lorrain) **Best Special Effects (

Reyes Abades Reyes Abades (25 July 1949 – 1 February 2018) was a Spanish specialist in special effects. He won nine Goya Awards. Abades worked on more than 300 productions. He contributed to the opening and closing ceremonies for the 1992 Summer Olympics in ...

and Juan Ramón Molina)

References

External links

* * 1990 films 1990s Spanish-language films 1990 drama films Spanish drama films Films about immigration to Spain Films directed by Montxo Armendáriz Films shot in Almería 1990s Spanish films {{1990s-drama-film-stub