Lisbon (1999 film)

Lisbon (Spanish: Lisboa) is a 1999 Argentine-Spanish thriller directed by Antonio Hernández which stars Carmen Maura, Federico Luppi, Sergi López, and Laia Marull.^[1]

Lisbon
Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Lisboa
Directed by	Antonio Hernández
Screenplay by	Antonio Hernández Enrique Brasó
Starring	Carmen Maura Federico Luppi Sergi López Laia Marull
Cinematography	Aitor Mantxola
Edited by	Santiago Ricci
Music by	Víctor Reyes
Production companies	Blue Legend Alta Films GRPC EPC Sinfonía Otoñal
Distributed by	Alta Films (es)
Release dates	29 April 1999 (1999-04-29) (Argentina) 23 July 1999 (1999-07-23) (Spain)
Running time	100 minutes
Countries	Spain Argentina
Language	Spanish

Synopsis

A travelling salesman picks up a middle-aged female hitchhiker on a deserted road on his way from Madrid to Lisbon. The woman doesn't say why she is going there or why she is carrying a gun. It soon emerges that her entire family is pursuing her, and their pursuit is certainly not out of love.^[2]

Cast

• Sergi López as João^[3]
• Carmen Maura as Berta^[4]
• Federico Luppi as José Luis^[4]
• Antonio Birabent as Carlos^[4]
• Laia Marull as Verónica^[4]
• Saturnino García as Bruno^[4]
• Miguel Palenzuela as Aurelio^[4]

Release

Distributed by Alta Films, it was theatrically released in Spain on 23 July 1999.^[4][5]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2000	14th Goya Awards	Best Actress	Carmen Maura	Nominated	[6]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 1999
• List of Argentine films of 1999