''The Innocence'' ( ca, La innocència, links=no) is a 2019 Spanish drama film directed by Lucía Alemany (in her feature film debut), starring Carmen Arrufat alongside Laia Marull,

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, and Joel Bosqued. The film was nominated for two Goya Awards.

Plot

Set in a rural area of the province of Castellón, the plot deals about the dilemma of abortion faced by Lis, a teenager who has an unwanted pregnancy imperiling her dreams of becoming a circus artist.

Cast

Production

The film was produced by Turanga Films, Un Capricho de Producciones, and Lagarto Films, with additional backing from IVC, ICEC,

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's La Incubadora. Director-screenwriter Alemany had an abortion when she was 17 and was raised in

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, the main shooting location for the film. "One of the requirements that I wanted from Lis was that she had big tits," Lucía Alemany said in reference to the main character. "Because there is something there, in that 'two days ago I was a girl, and right now I have something that is sexually super attractive'".

Release

The film premiered at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 2019. Distributed by Filmax, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 10 January 2020.

Reception

''The Innocence'' received positive reviews from film critics. It holds approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on reviews, with an average rating of .

Awards

, - , align = "center" rowspan = "9" , 2019 , , rowspan = "9" , 2nd Valencian Audiovisual Awards , , colspan = "2" , Best Film , , , , rowspan = "9" , , - , Best Director , , Lucia Alemany , , , - , Best Actress , , Carmen Arrufat , , , - , Best Supporting Actress , , Laia Marull , , , - , Best Supporting Actor , , Sergi López , , , - , Best Art Direction , , Asier Musitu, Bea Toro , , , - , Best Costume Design , , Giovanna Ribes , , , - , Best Editing and Post-Production , , Juliana Montañés , , , - , Best Sound , , Carlos Lidón, Dani Zacarías , , , - , align = "center" rowspan = "10" , 2020 , rowspan=1 , 7th Feroz Awards , Best Supporting Actress in a Film , Laia Marull , , , , - , rowspan = "7" ,

12th Gaudí Awards The 12th Gaudí Awards, organised by the Catalan Film Academy, were presented on 19 January 2020 at in Barcelona. Directed by Jordi Prat and produced by Dagoll Dagom, the gala was hosted by . The nominations were read by Anna Castillo and Oriol ...

, , colspan = "2" , Best Catalan-language Film , , , , rowspan = "7" , , - , Best Direction , , Lucía Alemany , , , - , Best Screenplay , , Lucía Alemany, Laia Soler , , , - , Best Actress , , Carmen Arrufat , , , - , Best Supporting Actress , , Laia Marull , , , - , Best Editing , , Juliana Montañés , , , - , Best Makeup and Hairstyles , , Natalia Montoya , , , - , rowspan=2 ,

34th Goya Awards The 34th Goya Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AACCE), honored the best in Spanish films of 2019 and took place at the Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena in Málaga on 25 January 2020 ...

, Best New Actress , Carmen Arrufat , , , rowspan = "2" , , - , Best Original Song , "Allí en la arena" by Toni M. Mir ,

References

External links

* * 2019 films 2010s Catalan-language films 2010s Spanish-language films 2010s Spanish films Spanish-language drama films Spanish teen drama films Films about abortion in Spain Spanish pregnancy films Spanish drama films Films shot in the Valencian Community Films set in the Valencian Community 2010s coming-of-age drama films Spanish coming-of-age drama films {{2010s-Spain-film-stub