Los lobos (film)
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| Directed by | Samuel Kishi |
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| Music by | Kenji Kishi |
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| Country | Mexico |
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Los lobos (transl. 'The Wolves') is a 2019 Mexican family drama film directed by Samuel Kishi, and written by Kishi, Luis Briones, and Sof�a G�mez-C�rdova.
Los lobos is Kishi's second film, which is semi-autobiographical and partially based upon Kishi's own memories.[1][2] It was nominated for 13 Ariel Awards,[3] and won two: Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actress for Cici Lau, and Best Original Score for Kenji Kishi.[4]
Plot
[edit]The plot tells the story of Lucia (Martha Reyes Arias), who has just immigrated to Albuquerque, New Mexico with her sons Max (Maximiliano N�jar M�rquez) and Leo (Leonardo N�jar M�rquez), who are 8 and 5, respectively, who spend most of their time in their tiny apartment while their mother works.
It features dialogue in Spanish and English.[5] The plot themes have been likened to those of The Florida Project.[6]
Cast
[edit]- Martha Reyes Arias as Luc�a[6]
- Maximiliano N�jar M�rquez as Max[6]
- Leonardo N�jar M�rquez as Leo[6]
- Cici Lau as se�ora Chang[6]
Release
[edit]The film premiered at the 24th Busan International Film Festival in October 2019 and went on to show at other festivals including the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.[7]
Reception
[edit]Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, reports a 92% of positive reviews, from a total of 12.[8]
Accolades
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| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2021 | 63rd Ariel Awards | Best Picture | Nominated | [3][4] | |
| Best Director | Samuel Kishi Leopo | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress | Martha Reyes Arias | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Cici Lau | Won | |||
| Best New Actor | Leonardo Nahim N�jar M�rquez | Nominated | |||
| Maximiliano N�jar M�rquez | Nominated | ||||
| Best Original Score | Won | ||||
| Best Costume Design | Nominated | ||||
| Best Art Design | Nominated | ||||
| Best Sound | Nominated | ||||
| Best Editing | Nominated | ||||
| Best Cinematography | Nominated | ||||
| Best Original Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| 27th Forqu� Awards | Best Latin-American Film | Nominated | [9] | ||
| 2022 | 36th Goya Awards | Best Ibero-American Film | Nominated | [10] | |
References
[edit]- ^ Aguilar, Carlos (July 31, 2020). "Los Lobos". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ Granada, Emiliano (January 20, 2020). "Watch First Trailer for Samuel Kishi Leopo's 'Los Lobos' (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Vilchis, Andr�s (September 25, 2021). "'Sin se�as particulares' de Fernanda Valadez gana el premio Ariel a Mejor Pel�cula". Sopitas.com. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ a b "Lista de ganadores del Premio Ariel del cine mexicano". Chicago Tribune. September 27, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ Kiang, Jessica (30 June 2020). "'Los Lobos': Film Review". Variety.
- ^ a b c d e García Taso, Leonardo (12 June 2021). "Buena camada". La Jornada.
- ^ "Los lobos wins the Grand Prize of the Jury KPlus at the 2020 Berlinale". Claudia Tomassini. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Los lobos". Rotten Tomatoes. 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ Rebolledo, Matías G. (11 December 2021). "Lista completa de ganadores de los Premios Forqué 2021". La Razón.
- ^ Gajewski, Ryan (12 February 2022). "Spain's Goya Awards: Javier Bardem's 'The Good Boss' Named Best Picture". The Hollywood Reporter.
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