The Blind Sunflowers / Los girasoles ciegos

Director: José Luis Cuerda

Writer: José Luis Cuerda, Rafael Azcona (Novel: Alberto Méndez)

Production: Sogecine / Produccions A Modiño / E.O.P.C / Producciones Labarouta 2008

Duration: 98 min.

Genre:
Drama

Language:
Spanish with English subtitles

Cast:
Maribel Verdú, Javier Cámara, Raúl Arévalo, Irene Escolar, Martín Rivas, José Ángel Egido, Roger Princep

Awards:
2009 Cartagena Film Festival:
Won
Golden India Catalina: Best Director-José Luis Cuerda, Best Supporting Actor- Roger Príncep
Nominated
Golden India Catalina: Best Film-José Luis Cuerda

2009 Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain:
Nominated
CEC Award: Best Actress- Maribel Verdú, Best Cinematography- Hans Burman, Best Screenplay, Adapted- Rafael Azcona, José Luis Cuerda

2009 Fotogramas de Plata:
Won
Fotogramas de Plata: Best Movie Actress- Maribel Verdú
Nominated
Fotogramas de Plata: Best Movie Actor- Raúl Arévalo

2009 Goya Awards:
Won
Goya: Best Screenplay – Adapted Rafael Azcona, José Luis Cuerda
Nominated
Goya: Best Actor- Raúl Arévalo, Best Actress- Maribel Verdú, Best Cinematography- Hans Burman, Best Costume Design- Sonia Grande, Best Director-José Luis Cuerda,
Best Editing- Nacho Ruiz Capillas, Best Film, Best Make-Up and Hairstyles- Silvie Imbert Fermín Galán, Best New Actor- Martín Rivas, Best Original Score- Lucio Godoy, Best Production Design- Baltasar Gallart, Best Production Supervision- Emiliano Otegui, Best Sound- Ricardo Steinberg, María Steinberg, Alfonso Raposo, Best Supporting Actor- José Ángel Egido

2009 Premios ACE:
Won
Premios ACE: Cinema- Best Film

2009 Spanish Actors Union:
Won
Award of the Spanish Actors Union: Film: Performance in a Minor Role, Male- José Ángel Egido, Film: Lead Performance, Female- Maribel Verdú, Film: Lead Performance, Male- Raúl Arévalo

2009 Turia Awards:
Won
Turia Award: Best Spanish Film- José Luis Cuerda

Synopsis:
Ourense, Spain, 1940. Every time that Elena locks the door, she locks her secrets. Her husband Ricardo spend years hidden in his house with his children (Elenita and Lorenzo), trying to dodge persecution. Salvador, a priest confused after battling in the front, returns to seminary in Ourense

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