Cold Winter Sun[1] (Spanish: Frío sol de invierno) is a 2004 Spanish drama film directed and written by Pablo Malo which stars Unax Ugalde and Marisa Paredes alongside Javier Pereira, Marta Etura, Raquel Pérez, and Andrés Gertrúdix.
| Cold Winter Sun | |
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| Spanish | Frío sol de invierno |
| Directed by | Pablo Malo |
| Written by | Pablo Malo |
| Produced by | Luis Goya |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Pablo Rosso |
| Edited by | Antonio Pérez Reina |
| Music by | Aitor Amezaga |
Production company | Zine 1 |
| Distributed by | Nirvana Films |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
The fiction is set in an unidentified city.[2] Upon leaving a psychiatric hospital, Adrián (a young man from a well-off family) feels betrayed by his father, who has left the city, leaving his son the family house. He crosses paths with Gonzalo, an outcast who has a complicated relationship with his mother Raquel, a hooker.[3][4]
Cast
- Unax Ugalde as Adrián[5]
- Marisa Paredes as Raquel[5]
- Javier Pereira as Gonzalo[5]
- Marta Etura as Mimo[5]
- Andrés Gertrudix as Primo[5]
- Raquel Pérez as Carmen[5]
- Iñake Irastorza as Amelia[5]
- Jorge Carrero as Abogado[5]
- José Manuel Cervino as Chatarrero[5]
- María Jesús Valdés[6]
Production
The screenplay was penned by Pablo Malo.[2] The film was produced by Luis Goya (Zine 1).[7] It boasted a budget of around €1.2 million.[2] It was shot in October 2003 in the surroundings of San Sebastián, with some footage shot in Lisbon.[2]
Release
Cold Winter Sun premiered at the 52nd San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 2004.[8] It also screened at the Viña del Mar International Film Festival, 4th 'EuropFilm' Mallorca Film Festival and the 5th Tudela Debut Film Festival.[7][9][10] Distributed by Nirvana, it was theatrically released in Spain on 12 November 2004.[5][11]
Reception
Nuria Vidal of Fotogramas rated the film 3 of 5 stars deeming it to be a "cold film", "in which the characters live in an absolute loneliness made of strange relationships between each other that gradually unravel".[12]
Casimiro Torreiro of El País described Cold Winter Sun as a crime film displaying "a thick tone and a considerably gloomy look", hampered by the overaccumulation of edgy elements which thereby compromise the verisimilitude of a debut film otherwise promising vis-à-vis its making and the direction of actors.[13]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2005 | 19th Goya Awards | Best New Director | Pablo Malo | Won | [14][6] |
| Best Editing | Antonio Pérez Reina | Nominated | |||
| 14th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actress in a Minor Role | Marta Etura | Nominated | [15][16] | |
| Raquel Pérez | Nominated |