2008 Spanish film
| The Good News | |
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| Spanish | La buena nueva |
| Directed by | Helena Taberna |
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| Produced by |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Gonzalo Berridi |
| Edited by | Nino Martínez Sosa |
| Music by | Ángel Ilarramendi |
| Production company | Lamia Producciones |
| Distributed by | Golem Distribución |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
The Good News (Spanish: La buena nueva) is a 2008 Spanish thriller drama film directed by Helena Taberna [es] which stars Unax Ugalde alongside Bárbara Goenaga and Guillermo Toledo.
Plot
The plot follows a young Catholic priest (Miguel) destined to a small village in Navarre reacting with horror to the atrocities committed by the Francoist faction (including Carlist and Falangist elements) during the Spanish Civil War.
Cast
- Unax Ugalde as Miguel
- Bárbara Goenaga as Margari
- Guillermo Toledo as Antonino
- Gorka Aginagalde [es] as Hugo
- Mikel Tello as capitán de Falange
- Joseba Apaolaza [eu] as obispo
- Maribel Salas [es] as Resu
- Iñake Irastorza [eu] as Benita
- Magdalena Aizpurua as Antxoni
- Susana Gómez as Arantxa
Production
A Lamia Producciones production, the film had the participation of TVE and ETB. Shooting locations in Navarre included Leitza and Aldaz [es].
Release
The film had its world premiere at the 53rd Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) on 31 October 2008. Distributed by Golem Distribución, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 14 November 2008.
See also
References
- Ibáñez, Juan Carlos (2013). "Another vision: Memories of the Civil War in Coproductions of Recent (Spanish?) Cinema". In Palacio, Manuel; Türschmann, Jörg (eds.). Transnational Cinema in Europe. p. 94. ISBN 978-3-643-90478-2.
- ^ Hopewell, John (3 November 2008). "'Estomago' wins at Valladolid". Variety.
- Cruz 2010, p. 7.
- Pelaz López, José-Vidal; Tomasoni, Matteo (2011). "Cine y Guerra civil. El conflicto que no termina" (PDF). Diacronie: Studi di Storia Contemporanea (7): 23. ISSN 2038-0925.
- ^ Pelaz López & Tomasoni 2011, p. 23.
- Cruz, Jacqueline (2010). "El nacional-catolicismo, o la Santa Cruzada contra el Evangelio: La buena nueva de Helena Taberna" (PDF). Ciberletras (24). Lehman College: 12. ISSN 1523-1720.
- Cruz 2010, p. 12.
- Cruz 2010, p. 15.
- Cruz 2010, p. 14.
- Piudo, Ainhoa (24 October 2008). "Helena Taberna lleva su "buena nueva" a la UPNA".
- "Helena Taberna clama por la memoria histórica en 'La buena nueva'". El Mundo. 31 October 2008.
- Climent Mascarell, María Luz (1 November 2008). "La Seminci de Valladolid aplaude "La buena nueva", de Helena Taberna". Diario de Navarra.
- "Taquillas diciembre. Películas con producción española" (PDF). Academia (152). Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España: 2. 2009. ISSN 1136-8144.