At Your Doorstep (Spanish: Cerca de tu casa) is a 2016 Spanish home eviction-themed musical drama film directed by Eduard Cortés which stars Sílvia Pérez Cruz.

At Your Doorstep
Theatrical release poster
SpanishCerca de tu casa
Directed byEduard Cortés
Screenplay by
  • Piti Español
  • Eduard Cortés
Produced byLoris Omedes
Starring
CinematographyDavid Omedes
Edited byKoldo Idígoras
Music bySílvia Pérez Cruz
Production
company
Bausan Films
Distributed byA Contracorriente Films
Release dates
  • 26 April 2016 (2016-04-26) (Málaga)
  • 2 September 2016 (2016-09-02) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

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The plot tracks the plight of unemployed young woman Sonia, who moves in to her parents' home upon suffering a home eviction.[1]

Cast

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Production

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The film is a Bausan Films production.[4] Shooting locations included El Clot, Barcelona.[3]

Release

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The film was presented at the 19th Málaga Film Festival on 28 April 2016.[1] Distributed by A Contracorriente Films,[4] it was released theatrically in Spain on 2 September 2016.

Reception

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Toni Vall of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, underscoring it to be a "countercurrent allegory on the effects of the crisis.[5]

Pere Vall of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting Sílvia Pérez Cruz as the best thing about the film.[6]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2017 4th Feroz Awards Best Original Score Sílvia Pérez Cruz Nominated [7]
9th Gaudí Awards Best Actress Sílvia Pérez Cruz Nominated [8]
Best Supporting Actress Adriana Ozores Nominated
Best Original Score Sílvia Pérez Cruz Won
Best Sound Albert Manera, Xavier Mas Nominated
31st Goya Awards Best New Actress Sílvia Pérez Cruz Nominated [9]
Best Original Song "Ai, ai, ai" by Sílvia Pérez Cruz Won
26th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role Adriana Ozores Nominated [10][11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "'Cerca de tu casa' retrata en el Festival de Málaga el drama de los desahucios". Europa Press. 28 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Cerca de tu casa (2016)". HobbyConsolas. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b Fernández, Inma (12 May 2015). "El drama cantado de los desahucios". El Periódico Extremadura. Prensa Ibérica.
  4. ^ a b "'Cerca de tu casa' – estreno en cines 2 de septiembre". Audiovisual451. 27 August 2016.
  5. ^ Vall, Toni (21 August 2016). "Cerca de tu casa". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  6. ^ Vall, Pere (20 April 2016). "Cerca de tu casas". Fotogramas.
  7. ^ "La lista completa de ganadores de los premios Feroz 2017". HuffPost. 23 January 2017.
  8. ^ Gil, Amanda (30 January 2017). "Lista de ganadores de los Premios Gaudí 2017". ecartelera.
  9. ^ "Cerca de tu casa". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España.
  10. ^ "Javier Pereira, entre los nominados a los Premios Unión de Actores". La Vanguardia. 13 February 2017.
  11. ^ "'Tarde para la ira' arrasa en unos Premios Unión de Actores con fuerte reivindicación femenina". rtve.es. 14 March 2017.
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