By My Side Again

By My Side Again (Spanish: Cuando vuelvas a mi lado, lit. 'When you return to my side') is a 1999 film directed by Gracia Querejeta, who also co-wrote the screenplay. It was nominated for seven Goya Awards.

By My Side Again
Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Cuando vuelvas a mi lado
Directed by	Gracia Querejeta
Screenplay by	Gracia Querejeta Elías Querejeta Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón
Produced by	Elías Querejeta
Starring	Mercedes Sampietro Julieta Serrano Adriana Ozores Marta Belaustegui Rosa Mariscal Jorge Perugorría
Cinematography	Alfredo Mayo
Edited by	Nacho Ruiz-Capillas
Music by	Ángel Illarramendi
Production companies	Sogetel Elías Querejeta PC Albares Productions Blue Cinematografica
Distributed by	Warner Sogefilms (es)
Release dates	September 1999 (1999-09) (Zinemaldia) 9 October 1999 (1999-10-09) (Spain)
Countries	Spain France Italy
Language	Spanish

Cast

• Mercedes Sampietro as Gloria
• Jorge Perugorría as Joao
• Julieta Serrano as Tía Rafaela
• Marta Belaustegui as Adela
• Adriana Ozores as Ana
• Rosa Mariscal as Lidia
• Ramón Barea as Donato
• François Dunoyer as Santos

Production

By My Side Again is a Spanish-Italian-French co-production by Sogetel, Elías Querejeta PC, Albares Productions, and Blue Cinematografica, with the participation of Esicma, Continental, TVE, Canal+, Tele Plus, and TVG.^[1]

Release

It screened at the 47th San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 1999.^[2] Distributed by Warner Sogefilms,^[1] it was theatrically released in Spain on 8 October 1999.^[3]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
1999	47th San Sebastián International Film Festival	Best Cinematography	Alfredo Mayo	Won	[2]
2000	14th Goya Awards	Best Film		Nominated	[4]
		Best Director	Gracia Querejeta	Nominated
		Best Original Screenplay	Gracia Querejeta, Elías Querejeta, Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón	Nominated
		Best Actress	Mercedes Sampietro	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Adriana Ozores	Nominated
			Julieta Serrano	Nominated
		Best Original Score	Ángel Illarramendi	Nominated

See also

• List of Spanish films of 1999

References

1. Holland, Jonathan (18 October 1999). "By My Side Again". Variety.
2. "El umbral de un cambio". El País. 26 September 1999.
3. "cuando vuelvas a mi lado". Sensacine. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
4. "Cuando vuelvas a mi lado". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 5 October 2022.