Beautiful Youth

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Beautiful Youth
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SpanishHermosa juventud
Directed by Jaime Rosales
Written by
  • Enric Rufas
  • Jaime Rosales
Starring Ingrid García Jonsson
Cinematography Pau 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

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]

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Plot

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

Accolades

AwardsCategoryNominatedResult
2014 Cannes Film Festival Ecumenical Jury CommendationNominated
2nd Feroz Awards [5] Best Drama Film Nominated
Best Screenplay Jaime Rosales and Enric RufasNominated
Best Main Actress Ingrid García JonssonNominated
29th Goya Awards [6] Best New Actress Ingrid García JonssonNominated

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References

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  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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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.