''Wild Flowers'' ( es, Girasoles silvestres, links=no)
is a 2022 Spanish-French film directed by
Jaime Rosales
Jaime Heliberto Rosales Chirinos (born 8 June 1978) is a Honduran former football defender who last played for Platense.
Club career
Rosales started his professional career at Marathón and played for several clubs in the Honduran league. ...
which stars
Anna Castillo
Anna Castillo Ferré (born 9 October 1993) is a Spanish actress. From 2013 to 2016, she played Dorita in soap opera ''Amar es para siempre''. Her film breakthrough came with the role of Alma in the drama '' El Olivo'' (2016) for which she won a ...
alongside
Oriol Pla
Oriol Pla Solina (born 1993) is a Spanish actor from Catalonia.
Biography
Oriol Pla Solina was born in Barcelona in 1993, son to Quimet Pla (founding member of ) and Núria Solina (founding member of ). He made his debut onstage at age 6, later ...
, Quim Àvila, and Lluís Marquès.
Plot
The plot tracks Julia, a 22-year-old single mother with a strong zest for life who falls romantically for a conflictive man, Óscar, also meeting another two men with different backgrounds.
Cast
Production
The screenplay was penned by Jaime Rosales and Bárbara Díez.
The film is a Fresdeval Films, A Contracorriente Films, Oberon Media and Luxbox production, and it had participation from
RTVE
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,
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and
Movistar+
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and funding from
ICAA, ICEC and Creative Europe's
MEDIA
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.
Filming began in
Barcelona
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by February 2021.
Shooting locations also included
Mataró
Mataró () is the capital and largest town of the ''comarca'' of the Maresme, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia Autonomous Community, Spain. It is located on the Costa del Maresme, to the south of Costa Brava, between Cabrera de Mar and Sa ...
,
Banyoles
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The town is the capital of the Catalan Comarques of Catalonia, ''comarca'' "Pla de l'Estany". Although an established indust ...
and
Melilla
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.
Hélène Louvart
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worked as cinematographer.
Release
The film was selected for screening at the
70th San Sebastián International Film Festival
The 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival took place from 16 to 24 September 2022 in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain. The awards were announced on 24 September 2022, with '' The Kings of the World'' winning the Golden Shell.
Backgroun ...
's official selection,
where it was presented on 17 September 2022. Distributed by A Contracorriente Films, it was theatrically released in Spain on 14 October 2022.
Reception
Jonathan Holland of ''
ScreenDaily
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The magazine is primarily aimed at those involved in the global film business. ...
'' considered that the film signals "an interesting step towards the mainstream" by Rosales, featuring a "captivating, sometimes wrenching, and always relatable central performance" by Castillo.
Top ten lists
The film appeared on a number of critics' top ten lists of the best Spanish films of 2022:
Accolades
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28th Forqué Awards
The 28th Forqué Awards, organised by EGEDA, were presented on 17 December 2022 at the IFEMA Palacio Municipal in Madrid.
Background
The ceremony paid homage to the career of Verónica Forqué, died in December 2021. The nominations were read by ...
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15th Gaudí Awards
The 15th Gaudí Awards ceremony, organised by the Catalan Film Academy, will be held on 22 January 2023 at the MNAC's Oval Room. It will be hosted by .
Background
The awards added three new categories, namely that of Best New Director, Best A ...
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, Best Actor , , Oriol Pla Solina, ,
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10th Feroz Awards
The 10th ceremony of the Premios Feroz, presented by the Asociación de Informadores Cinematográficos de España, will talke place at the Auditorio de Zaragoza in Zaragoza, Spain, on 28 January 2023, to recognize the best in Spanish cinema and te ...
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Best Supporting Actor in a Film , , Oriol Pla , ,
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, Best New Actor , , Lluís Marqués , ,
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37th Goya Awards
The 37th Goya Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain, is scheduled to take place at the FIBES Conference and Exhibition Centre in Seville, Andalusia on 11 February 2023.
Background
On 31 May 202 ...
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Best Actress
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31st Actors and Actresses Union Awards
The 31st Actors and Actresses Union Awards ceremony was held on 13 March 2023 at the Circo Price in Madrid.
In addition to the competitive awards, the Ministry of Equality received the '' award, whilst Lola Herrera was bestowed the '' life achi ...
, , Best Film Actor in a Minor Role , , Manolo Solo , , , ,
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, 67th
Sant Jordi Awards
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See also
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List of Spanish films of 2022
A list of Spanish-produced and co-produced feature films released in Spain in 2022. When applicable, the domestic theatrical release date is favoured.
The crop was hailed as one of the strongest for Spanish cinema in recent years. Domestic box- ...
References
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Films shot in Barcelona
Films shot in the province of Barcelona
Films shot in the province of Girona
Spanish drama films
French drama films
2020s Spanish films
2020s Spanish-language films
2022 drama films
2022 films
2020s French films
Films shot in Melilla
Films about single parent families