Heroine (2005 film)

Heroine (Spanish: Heroína) is a 2005 Spanish drama film directed by Gerardo Herrero from a screenplay by Ángeles González-Sinde which stars Adriana Ozores.

Heroine
Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Heroína
Directed by	Gerardo Herrero
Screenplay by	Ángeles González-Sinde
Produced by	Pancho Casal Mariela Besuievsky
Starring	Adriana Ozores Javier Pereira María Bouzas Carlos Blanco
Cinematography	Alfredo Mayo
Edited by	Carmen Frías
Music by	Lucio Godoy
Production companies	Continental Producciones Tornasol Films
Distributed by	Alta Films
Release date	6 May 2005 (2005-05-06)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Plot

The plot is set in the late 1980s in Galicia, tracking the plight of Pilar, a mother worried for her son, heroin addict Fito.^[1]

Cast

• Adriana Ozores as Pilar^[2]
• Javier Pereira as Fito^[2]
• Carlos Blanco [es] as Germán^[2]
• María Bouzas [es] as Fina^[2]
• Luis Iglesia [es] as Juanjo^[2]
• César Cambeiro [es] as José^[2]
• Camila Bossa [gl] as Gloria^[2]
• Víctor Vázquez as Manuel^[2]
• Miguel Bua as Esteban^[2]
• Tamara Canosa [gl] as Nati^[2]
• Mercedes Castro [gl] as Sofía^[2]

Production

Shooting locations included Vigo and Pontevedra.^[3]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2006	20th Goya Awards	Best Actress	Adriana Ozores	Nominated	[4]
	4th Mestre Mateo Awards	Best Film		Nominated	[5][6]
		Best Actress	Adriana Ozores	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Carlos Blanco	Won
		Best Supporting Actress	María Bouzas	Won
		Best Production Supervision	Josean Gómez	Nominated
		Best Cinematography	Alfredo Mayo	Nominated
		Best Costume Design	Estíbaliz Markiegi, Marta Anta	Nominated
		Best Art Direction	Marta Villar	Nominated
		Best Soundtrack	Lucio Godoy	Nominated
	15th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Film Actress in a Leading Role	Adriana Ozores	Nominated	[7][8]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2005

References

1. Tenorio Villegas, Rocío; Mata Hidalgo, Manuela de la; Duque Fernández, Lucia; García Sigler, Laura; Pacheco Holguin, Macarena (2022). "Los tóxicos en el séptimo arte III: la heroína" (PDF). XXIII Congreso Virtual Internacional de Psiquiatría, Psicología y Salud Mental.
2. "Heroína". elmundo.es. January 2006. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
3. Mauleón, Amaia (29 September 2015). "'La playa de los ahogados' se estrena en gallego y castellano "tras cinco años de parto"". Faro de Vigo.
4. "Heroína". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
5. "Xa coñecemos ós nominados ós Premios MM 05: As Leis de Celavella, Libro de Familia, El Sueño de una noche de San Juan ou León y Olvido, entre as máis nominadas". Academia Galega do Audiovisual. 23 February 2006.
6. "As Leis de Celavella volveu a ser a serie máis votada nos Mestre Mateo 05". Academia Galega do Audiovisual. 20 March 2006.
7. "Belén Rueda, Imanol Arias y José Luis Gil optan a los Premios Unión de Actores". verTele!. 31 March 2006 – via eldiario.es.
8. "Manuel Alexandre y Candela Peña, premiados por la Unión de Actores en la categoría de cine". El País. 30 May 2006.

External links

• Heroine at IMDb