| Smoking Room | |
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| Cinematography | Cobi Migliora |
| Edited by | David Gallardo |
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| Distributed by | DeAPlaneta |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Smoking Room is a 2002 Spanish film written and directed by Julio D. Wallovits and Roger Gual.
The plot concerns the miseries and intrigues unravelling among the employees of a company ensuing with the decision taken by one of them (Ramírez) to file a request for the creation of a smoking room in the office. [1] [2]
The film was produced by El Sindicato alongside Oviedo TV and DeAPlaneta. [4]
The film screened at the Málaga Film Festival. [5] [6] Distributed by DeAPlaneta, [7] it was theatrically released in Spain on 14 June 2002. [2]
Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, extolling the dialogues, "the best ones heard in a Spanish film for many years". [2]
Jonathan Holland of Variety presented Smoking Room as a "low-budget, high-talent debut" that is "a witty X-ray of male office workers living their lives in quiet (and not so quiet) desperation". [7]
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| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2002 | 5th Málaga Film Festival | Best Screenplay | Won | [5] | |
| Best Male Performance | The entire (male) cast | Won | |||
| Jury's Special Prize | Won | ||||
| 15th European Film Awards | European Discovery of the Year | Nominated | [3] | ||
| 2003 | 17th Goya Awards | Best New Director | Julio Wallovits, Roger Gual | Won | [8] |
| Best Original Screenplay | Julio Wallovits, Roger Gual | Nominated | |||