El Niño (film)

El Niño
El Niño
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Directed by	Daniel Monzón
Screenplay by	Daniel Monzón; Jorge Guerricaechevarría;
Produced by	Álvaro Augustin; Ghislain Barrois; Edmon Roch; Javier Ugarte; Borja Pena;
Starring	Luis Tosar; Jesús Castro; Eduard Fernández; Sergi López; Bárbara Lennie; Ian McShane;
Cinematography	Carles Gusi
Edited by	Mapa Pastor
Music by	Roque Baños
Production; companies	Telecinco Cinema; Ikiru Films; Vaca Films; La Ferme! Productions; Maestranza Films;
Distributed by	20th Century Fox (Spain); StudioCanal (France)
Release date	29 August 2014 (Spain);
Running time	136 minutes
Countries	Spain; France;
Language	Spanish

El Niño (English: The Kid) is a 2014 Spanish-French action thriller film directed by Daniel Monzón which stars Luis Tosar and Jesús Castro alongside Eduard Fernández, Sergi López, Bárbara Lennie, and Ian McShane.

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The story is set in the Strait of Gibraltar. It tells the initiation of two youngsters in the world of drug trafficking. At the same time, two police agents, specialized in dismantling drug trafficking networks, are investigating this ring.

Jesús Castro as Niño^[3]
Luis Tosar as Jesús^[3]
Sergi López as Vicente
Bárbara Lennie as Eva^[3]
Ian McShane as the Englishman^[3]
Eduard Fernández as Sergio^[3]
Mariam Bachir as Amina^[3]
Jesús Carroza as Compi^[3]
Saed Chatiby as Halil^[3]
Moussa Maaskri as Rachid
Luka Peroš as Murat

The film was produced by Telecinco Cinema, Ikiru Films and Vaca Films, alongside La Ferme! Productions, and in association with Maestranza Films.^[4] Shooting locations included Gibraltar (the Cable Car).^[5]

It premiered in Spain on 29 August 2014.

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Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2015	2nd Feroz Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Jesús Carroza	Nominated	^[6]^[7]
		Best Supporting Actor	Eduard Fernández	Nominated
		Best Original Soundtrack	Roque Baños	Nominated
	7th Gaudí Awards	Best Film Not in the Catalan Language		Nominated	^[8]^[9]
		Best Director	Daniel Monzón	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Daniel Monzón, Jorge Guerricaechevarría	Nominated
		Best Actor	Jesús Castro	Nominated
		Best Actor	Luis Tosar	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Bárbara Lennie	Won
		Best Supporting Actor	Eduard Fernández	Won
		Best Supporting Actor	Sergi López	Nominated
		Best Production Supervision	Edmon Roch, Toni Novella	Won
		Best Art Direction	Antón Laguna	Nominated
		Best Editing	Mapa Pastor	Won
		Best Original Music	Roque Baños	Won
		Best Cinematography	Carles Gusi	Won
		Best Sound	Sergio Bürmann, Oriol Tarragó, Marc Orts	Won
		Best Special/Digital Effects	Guillermo Orbe, David Martí, Montse Ribé, Raúl Romanillos	Nominated
	29th Goya Awards	Best Film		Nominated	^[10]
		Best Director	Daniel Monzón	Nominated
		Best Original Screenplay	Daniel Monzón, Jorge Guerricaechevarría	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Eduard Fernández	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Bárbara Lennie	Nominated
		Best New Actor	Jesús Castro	Nominated
		Best Cinematography	Carles Gusi	Nominated
		Best Editing	Mapa Pastor	Nominated
		Best Art Direction	Antón Laguna	Nominated
		Best Production Supervision	Edmon Roch, Toni Novella	Won
		Best Sound	Sergio Bürmann, Marc Orts, Oriol Tarragó	Won
		Best Special Effects	Raúl Romanillos, Guillermo Orbe	Won
		Best Costume Design	Tatiana Hernández	Nominated
		Best Makeup and Hairstyles	Raquel Fidago, David Martí, Noé Montés	Nominated
		Best Original Score	Roque Baños	Nominated
		Best Original Song	"Niño sin miedo" by India Martínez, Riki Rivera, David Santisteban	Won

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List of Spanish films of 2014

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Insight Gibraltar Magazine (October 2017 issue; page 22)
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"'El Niño', una película de seis millones de euros con aspecto de 20 millones debido a su factura técnica". Audiovisual451. 9 February 2015.

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Insight Gibraltar Magazine (October 2017 issue; page 22)

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"Lista de nominados a los Premios Feroz 2015". Premios Feroz (in Spanish). 17 December 2014. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.

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Álvarez, Guillermo (25 January 2015). "Lista de ganadores de los Premios Feroz 2015". Bekia.

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"Tots els nominats als premis Gaudí de cinema 2015". Arabalears.cat. 30 December 2014.

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""10.000 KM", gran triomfadora d'uns Gaudí que premien "Rastres de sàndal" com a millor pel·lícula". 3/24. 1 February 2015 – via Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals.

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"El Niño". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 9 August 2022.

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