''Life and Colour'' ( es, Vida y color, links=no) is a 2005 Spanish film written and directed by in his feature length directorial debut. Its cast features Junio Valverde,

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, and Joan Dalmau, among others.

Plot

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, 1975. Fede, a fifteen-year-old boy, is getting conscious of his environment little by little: his sister Begoña, unsatisfied with her imminent wedding; his grandfather, who stops dealing with his best friend after the

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; his friend Ramona, a girl with

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who was raped by her father, a young man who works with his father.

Cast

Release

The film was presented at the 50th

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(Seminci) in October 2005. Distributed by Alta Classics, it was theatrically released in Spain on 5 January 2006.

Reception

Jonathan Holland of ''

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'' deemed the film to be a "powerful, haunting and finely observed debut about life in a rural Spanish village during the last months of General Franco's life".

Accolades

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, , colspan = "2" , Public's Choice Award , , , , , - , align = "center" , 2006 , ,

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, , Best New Director , , Santiago Tabernero , , , ,

References

External links

* 2005 films Films set in 1975 2000s Spanish-language films 2005 drama films Films set in Spain Down syndrome in film Spanish drama films 2000s Spanish films 2005 directorial debut films {{2000s-Spain-film-stub