The Wild Ones (film)

The Wild Ones (Catalan: Els Nens Salvatges; Spanish: Los Niños Salvajes) is a 2012 Spanish drama film directed by Patricia Ferreira.

The Wild Ones
promotional poster
Catalan	Els Nens Salvatges
Spanish	Los Niños Salvajes
Directed by	Patricia Ferreira
Written by	Patricia Ferreira Virginia Yagüe
Starring	Marina Comas Àlex Monner Albert Baró
Cinematography	Sergi Gallardo
Edited by	Antonio Frutos
Music by	Pablo Cervantes
Production companies	Distinto Films Televisió de Catalunya Áralan Films S.L.
Release date	April 2012 (2012-04) (Malága)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Spain
Languages	Catalan Spanish

The film premiered at the 2012 Málaga Film Festival where it won Best Picture.^[1][2] The film was nominated for three Goya Awards (Best New Actor, Best New Actress and Best Original Song).^{[3] [4]}

Plot

Álex, Gabi and Oki, three teenagers who live in a big city, are completely unknown for their parents, for their teachers and for themselves. Their emotional isolation, taken to the limit have unexpected and dire consequences that will shake the society.

Cast

• Marina Comas - Oki
• Àlex Monner - Àlex
• Albert Baró - Gabi
• Aina Clotet - Júlia
• Ana Fernández - Rosa
• José Luis García Pérez - Luis
• Montse Germán - Elisa
• Francesc Orella - Àngel
• Marisol Membrillo [es] - Raquel
• Clara Segura - Laura
• Emma Vilarasau - Dir. institut
• Lluís Villanueva [es] - Jesús
• Eduardo Velasco [es] - Antonio
• Mercè Pons - Interrogadora

Accolades

List of awards and nominations

Award	Category	Nominee	Result
2012 Málaga Film Festival	Best Picture		Won
	Best Supporting Actress	Aina Clotet	Won
	Best Supporting Actor	Álex Monner	Won
	Best Screenplay	Patricia Ferreira and Virginia Yagüe	Won
27th Goya Awards	Best New Actress	Cati Solivellas	Lost
	Best New Actor	Àlex Monner	Lost
	Best Original Song	Víctor M. Peinado, Pablo Cervantes Gutiérrez and Pablo José Fernández Brenes	Lost

References

1. "La pel·lícula 'Els nens salvatges', amb Emma Vilarasau i Francesc Orella, present al Festival de Màlaga".
2. "eLS nens salvatges".
3. "'Els nens salvatges', mejor película en el Festival de Málaga". El País. 28 April 2012.
4. "The Final Candidatures eLS nens salvatges (Los niños salvajes) Goya Awards 2013". Archived from the original on 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2013-01-15.