Go Away from Me

Go Away from Me (Spanish: Vete de mí) is a 2006 Spanish film directed by Víctor García León which stars Juan Diego and Juan Diego Botto alongside Cristina Plazas, Rosa María Sardá, Esperanza Roy and José Sazatornil. It was produced by Juan Gona.^[1] García León co-wrote the screenplay with Jonás Trueba.^[2] The film received two Goya Award nominations, winning one award (Best Actor).

Go Away from Me
Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Vete de mí
Directed by	Víctor García León
Screenplay by	Víctor García León Jonás Trueba
Produced by	Juan Gona
Starring	Juan Diego Juan Diego Botto Cristina Plazas Rosa María Sardá Esperanza Roy José Sazatornil "Saza"
Cinematography	Mischa Lluch
Edited by	Buster Franco
Music by	David San José
Production company	Gona Cine y TV
Distributed by	United International Pictures
Release dates	September 2006 (2006-09) (San Sebastián) 29 September 2006 (2006-09-29) (Spain)
Country	Spain

Plot

The plot follows the dysfunctional relationship between two markedly selfish individuals, Santiago (an aging thespian) and Guillermo (the former's freeloading son).^[3][4][2]

Cast

• Juan Diego as Santiago^[5]
• Juan Diego Botto as Guillermo^[5]
• Cristina Plazas as Ana^[5]
• Esperanza Roy as Esperanza^[5]
• Rosa María Sardá as Julia^[5]
• Ana María Vidal [es] as Eugenia^[5]
• José Sazatornil as Quique^[5]
• Antonio Zabálburu as Carlos^[5]
• Blanca Jara [es] as Lara^[5]
• Ángela Cremonte as Irene^[5]
• Iratxe Elorriaga as Manuela^[5]

Production

A Gona Cine y TV production,^[6] the film was shot in Madrid, even if most of the production crew was from Asturias.^[3]

Release

The film screened at the 54th San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 2006.^[7] Soon after, on 29 September, it opened in Spanish theatres.^[4]

Reception

Deborah Young of Variety presented the film (a "bitter satire") as "a surprisingly classical piece of filmmaking boasting solidity, but little edge", assessing it to be "entertaining, occasionally poignant".^[2]

Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, drawing out the acting duel between the two Juan Diegos as the best thing about the film.^[4]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2006	54th San Sebastián International Film Festival	Silver Shell for Best Actor	Juan Diego	Won	[8]
2007	CEC Medals	Best Actor	Juan Diego	Nominated	[9][10]
	21st Goya Awards	Best Actor	Juan Diego	Won	[6]
		Best Supporting Actor	Juan Diego Botto	Nominated
	16th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Film Actor in a Leading Role	Juan Diego	Won	[11][12]
		Best Film Actor in a Secondary Role	Juan Diego Botto	Nominated

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2006

References

1. "La película asturiana «Vete de mí», vencedora en el Festival de Peñíscola". La Nueva España. 10 June 2007.
2. Young, Deborah (4 October 2006). "Go Away From Me". Variety.
3. Marinero, Ismael (29 September 2006). "Vete de mí". Metrópoli – via El Mundo.
4. Torreiro, Mirito (29 May 2008). "Vete de mí". Fotogramas.
5. "Vete de mí". El Mundo. January 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
6. "Vete de mí". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
7. Caridad Montero, Carlos (28 September 2006). "Estrenos de la Semana | 29 de Septiembre". Espinof.
8. "Fallece el actor Juan Diego". EiTB. 28 April 2022.
9. "'Volver' y 'El laberinto del fauno', favoritas a los premios de los Escritores Cinematográficos". El Mundo. 27 December 2006.
10. "'Volver', gran vencedora con seis Medallas del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos". Europa Press. 20 January 2007.
11. "Juan Diego, favorito para ganar el premio de la Unión de Actores". La Nueva España. 4 January 2007.
12. "La Unión de Actores premia `Volver´, `El método Grönholm´ y `Mujeres´". La Opinión de La Coruña. 13 February 2007.

External links

• Go Away from Me (Vete de mí) at IMDb