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Hard Times (Spanish: Malas temporadas) is a 2005 Spanish drama film directed by Manuel Martín Cuenca from a screenplay by Martín Cuenca and Alejandro Hernández which stars Javier Cámara, Nathalie Poza, Eman Xor Oña, and Leonor Watling.
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Spanish | Malas temporadas |
Directed by | Manuel Martín Cuenca |
Screenplay by |
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Story by | Alejandro Hernández |
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Starring |
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Cinematography | David Carretero |
Edited by | Ángel Hernández Zoido |
Music by | Pedro Barbadillo |
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Distributed by | Golem |
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Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
Set in Madrid, the plot concerns about connected personal stories: those of a former inmate adapting to life out of jail (Mikel), a NGO worker (Ana), and a Cuban immigrant and smuggler of cigars and artwork (Carlos).[1][2]
The film was presented at the 53rd San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 2005.[4][5] It was theatrically released in Spain on 18 November 2005.[3]
Fionnuala Halligan of ScreenDaily deemed the film to be "nicely-modulated and finely-acted", considering that, despite its "downbeat perspective", Hard Times is a "rewarding and challenging" film.[2]
Javier Ocaña of El País considered that even if, as almost always with choral stories, some of the stories work better than others, the whole is "very well crafted", underpinning a portrait of current-day sorrows "as real as it is pessimistic".[6]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2005 | San Sebastián International Film Festival | Sebastiane Award | Won | [7] | |
2006 | 20th Goya Awards | Best Actress | Nathalie Poza | Nominated | [8] |
15th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actor in a Leading Role | Javier Cámara | Nominated | [9][10] | |
Best Film Actress in a Leading Role | Nathalie Poza | Nominated |
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