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2016 Dominican Republic film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ovni is a 2016 Dominican science fiction comedy film written and directed by Raúl Marchand Sánchez.[2] Starring Tony Pascual and Christian Álvarez.[3]
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Directed by | Raúl Marchand Sánchez |
Written by | Raúl Marchand Sánchez |
Produced by | José Miguel Bonetti Eduardo Najri Jochi Vicente |
Starring | Tony Pascual Christian Álvarez |
Cinematography | Jaime Costas |
Edited by | Raúl Marchand Sánchez |
Music by | Geronimo Mercado |
Production company | Bonter Media |
Distributed by | Caribbean Films Distribution[1] |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | Dominican Republic |
Language | Spanish |
"Uno" is a humanoid who arrives at night in the mountainous region of El Cibao, and runs into "Cosmo", a former pilot of the Dominican Air Force, who thinks that "Uno" is his first cousin, whom he has not seen in many years. From then on, a series of events begin to take place, in which a humanoid woman, a dog, a cook and even the Dominican Air Force will be involved.[4]
The actors participating in this film are:[5][6]
Principal photography lasted five weeks in Jarabacoa and Constanza.[7]
Ovni had its world premiere on October 20, 2016, at the Puerto Rico Horror Fest.[8] Its commercial premiere was planned for June 1, 2017 in Dominican theaters,[9] but it was brought forward to May 18, 2017.[10]
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | Madrid International Film Festival | Best Supporting Actor in a Foreign Film | Luis del Valle | Nominated | [11] |
2018 | Soberano Awards | Comedy of the year | José Miguel Bonetti, Eduardo Najri & Jochy Vicente | Nominated | [12][13] |
La Silla Awards | Best Comedy | Raúl Marchand Sánchez | Nominated | [14][15] | |
Best Editing | Nominated | ||||
Best Production Design | Adria Victoria | Nominated | |||
Best Costume | Carolina Liberato | Nominated | |||
Best Special Effects | Jaime Castillo | Nominated |
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