France / Portugal / Spain,
1997, 105 min
Directed by:
Montxo ArmendárizScreenplay:
Montxo ArmendárizCinematography:
Javier AguirresarobeComposer:
Bingen MendizábalCast:
Carmelo Gómez, Charo López, Vicky Peña, Chete Lera, Silvia Munt, José María Asín, José Ángel Rebolledo, Jesús Torres, Joan Dalmau, Joan Vallés, Andoni Erburu (more)Plots(1)
Javi believes he can hear the voices of the dead and that they whisper to him their secrets, which were left unspoken in life. At his mother's house in the mountains, he is fascinated by the room in which his father died and which his mother carefully keeps locked. But, Javi also learns that the living have their secrets as well. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1998 - Montxo Armendáriz (Best Foreign Language Film)
Goya Awards
- 1998 - Charo López (Best Supporting Actress)
- 1998 - Andoni Erburu (Best New Actor)
- 1998 - Alfonso Pino, Bela María Da Costa, Gilles Ortion (Best Sound)
- 1998 - Felix Murcia (Best Art Direction)
- 1998 - Best Film
- 1998 - Montxo Armendáriz (Best Director)
- 1998 - Vicky Peña (Best Supporting Actress)
- 1998 - Montxo Armendáriz (Best Original Screenplay)
- 1998 - Rosario Sáinz de Rozas (Best Editing)
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 1997 - Montxo Armendáriz (Blue Angel Award)
- 1997 - Montxo Armendáriz (Golden Bear for Best Film)