Beloved/Friend

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Amic/Amat
Directed by Ventura Pons
Written byVentura Pons
Josep Maria Benet i Jornet
Produced byVentura Pons, Xavier Basté
Starring Josep María Pou
Rosa Maria Sardà
Mario Gas
David Selvas
Irene Montalà
Production
company
Distributed by Lauren Films
Release date
  • 29 January 1999 (1999-01-29)(Spain)
Running time
90 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageCatalan

Beloved/Friend (Catalan: Amic/Amat) is a 1999 film directed by Ventura Pons based on a book by Josep Maria Benet i Jornet, [1] Testament. [2] [3]

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Synopsis

A dying, homosexual Middle Ages literature teacher is deciding who should inherit his loved possession; a novel "Blanquerna", written by Ramon Llull.

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