''The Companion'' ( es, El acompañante) is a 2015 Cuban
drama film
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directed by
Pavel Giroud
Pavel Giroud (born 1973) is a Cuban film director based in Madrid, Spain.
Career
Giroud studied design and graduated from the Instituto Superior de Diseño (High Institute of Design) in 1994.
He worked for a short period of time as a designer an ...
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It was selected as the Cuban entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.
Cast
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Camila Arteche as Lisandra
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Armando Miguel Gómez
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Broselianda Hernández as La Madre
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Yotuel Romero
Yotuel Omar Manzanares Romero (born October 6, 1976), mononymously known as Yotuel, is a Cuban singer, actor, and current lead singer and co-writer of the 2003 Latin Grammy Award-winning Platinum album-selling rap group Orishas. Among other rec ...
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Jazz Vilá as Boris
Festivals & Awards
* Cuba's Official Entry to the Academy Awards, Best Foreign Film, 2016.
* Cuba's Official Entry to the
Goya Awards
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The awards were established in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sc ...
, Best Foreign Film, 2016.
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Busan International Film Festival
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, Official Selection World Cinema, 2015.
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Chicago International Film Festival
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, Official Selection World Cinema, 2015.
* Cinélatino: Recontres de Toulouse, Audience Award, 2016.
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Havana Film Festival New York
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, Best Screenplay 2016.
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Málaga International Film Festival, Audience Award, 2016.
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Miami International Film Festival
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, Audience Award, 2016.
See also
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References
External links
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2015 films
2015 drama films
Cuban drama films
2010s Spanish-language films
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