Viendra Le Feu

An attractive and sensitive story with two unexperienced but good protagonists and including gorgeous outdoors from Galicia . Rural tale set in wonderful landscapes , nicely starred by Amador Arias and Benedicta Sánchez , being compellingly directed by Oliver Laxe . Amador (Amador Arias) goes back home in an undetermined mountain located in the province of Lugo to join his beloved aging mummy (Benedicta Sánchez) after serving a sentence of various years for arson . He's paroled due to he previously fired an entire mount . He attempts to adapt to daily farm life and facing with the villagers' records of his past actions.

This is an enjoyable and intense rural drama that follows Amador , a forty-something arsonist crammed with social habits , family life and a particular relationship between two strange characters . Its style is pretty much rural and realistic as well in the atmosphere as in the fresh dialog . This film describes the rural life , including a character studio of local people and an enjoyable relationship between an outbeat son and his silent mother , along with other villagers . This provoking drama to be a deep reflection about the human being , pardon and redemption . Well played by newcomer Amador Arias as a strange man who not having friends, money or other resources, along the way he attempts to lead his life caring the livestock of the farm , while the elderly Benedicta Sánchez is terrific as his mother who's looking for a job for him , in the hope that her intimate son can at least to have an ordinary life.

Good production design and correctly reflecting the atmosphere by that time and excellent location . Splendid photography with juicy atmosphere by Mauro Herce , a great cameramen of the Spanish cinema . Being appropriately filmed on location , showing one colorful filming from Navia de Suarna, Lugo, Ourense, Ourense, Verín, Ourense, Galicia, Xinzo, Ourense, Galicia, northwest to Spain and Tapia de Casariego, Asturias. Likewise , evocative and spiritual musical score along with the classic song Suzanne Written and performed by Leonard Cohen Produced by John Simon . This motion picture ¨O que Arde¨or "Lo que Arde" in Spanish, or "What It Burns" was well directed by Oliver Laxe . He is a director and actor, known for Mimosas (2016), Lo que arde (2019) and Todos vosotros sois capitanes (2010). The picture won several awards and nominations , such as : Cannes Film Festival 2019 Winner Un Certain Regard Jury Prize : Oliver Laxe. Chicago International Film Festival 2019 Winner Best Sound Design , best sound mixer , sound editor : Silver Hugo, David Machado , Xavier Souto ; Nominee Gold Hugo Best Feature : Oliver Laxe. Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain 2020 Nominee CEC Award Best Cinematography : Mauro Herce , Best New Actress : Benedicta Sánchez , Best Original Screenplay : Santiago Fillol. Días de Cine Awards 2020 Nominee Best Spanish Film. Nominee Feroz Award Best Film: Drama : Miramemira ,Kowalski Films , Best Screenplay : Oliver Laxe , Santiago Fillol, Best Trailer and Best Poster . Gaudí Awards 2020 Winner Best Cinematography Mauro Herce , Best European Oliver , Santiago Fillol as writer . Goya Awards 2020 Winner Goya Best New Actress Benedicta Sánchez , Best Cinematography Mauro Herce , Nominee Goya Best Director Oliver Laxe . Hainan International Film Festival 2019 Winner Golden Coconut Special Jury Prize Oliver Laxe , Nominee Golden Coconut Best Feature Film , Mar del Plata Film Festival 2019 Winner Best FilmInternational Competition Oliver Laxe , Winner Best Screenplay Santiago Fillol ,among others .