Beautiful Youth (Spanish: Hermosa juventud) is a 2014 Spanish-French drama film directed by Jaime Rosales. It was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival[1] where it won a commendation from the Ecumenical Jury.[2]

Beautiful Youth
SpanishHermosa juventud
Directed byJaime Rosales
Written by
  • Enric Rufas
  • Jaime Rosales
StarringIngrid García Jonsson
CinematographyPau Esteve Birba
Edited byLucía Casal
Release dates
  • 18 May 2014 (2014-05-18) (Cannes)
  • 30 May 2014 (2014-05-30) (Spain)
Running time
100 minutes
Countries
  • Spain
  • France
LanguageSpanish

Plot

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A young Spanish couple lives in Madrid with their mothers, in dilapidated apartments and within days of chatter and boredom. In the absence of money and prospects, when they discover her pregnancy, they decide to shoot an amateur porn film.[3]

Cast

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Accolades

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Awards Category Nominated Result
2014 Cannes Film Festival Ecumenical Jury Commendation Nominated
2nd Feroz Awards[5] Best Drama Film Nominated
Best Screenplay Jaime Rosales and Enric Rufas Nominated
Best Main Actress Ingrid García Jonsson Nominated
29th Goya Awards[6] Best New Actress Ingrid García Jonsson Nominated

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2014 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  2. ^ "'Winter Sleep', 'Jauja', 'Love at First Fight' Take Cannes Fipresci Prizes". Variety. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  3. ^ Peter Debruge (18 May 2014). "Cannes Film Review: 'Beautiful Youth'". Variety. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Debruge, Peter (18 May 2014). "Cannes Film Review: 'Beautiful Youth'". Variety.
  5. ^ "Lista de nominados a los Premios Feroz 2015". Premios Feroz (in Spanish). 17 December 2014. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Candidaturas - Hermosa juventud". Premios Goya (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
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