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Wild Flowers (Spanish: Girasoles silvestres)[1] is a 2022 Spanish-French film directed by Jaime Rosales which stars Anna Castillo alongside Oriol Pla, Quim Àvila, and Lluís Marquès.
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Spanish | Girasoles silvestres |
Directed by | Jaime Rosales |
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Cinematography | Hélène Louvart |
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Distributed by | A Contracorriente Films (es) |
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The plot tracks Julia, a 22-year-old single mother with a strong zest for life who falls romantically for a conflictive man, Óscar, also meeting another two men with different backgrounds.[2]
The screenplay was penned by Jaime Rosales and Bárbara Díez.[3] The film is a Fresdeval Films, A Contracorriente Films, Oberon Media and Luxbox production,[7] and it had participation from RTVE, TV3 and Movistar+ and funding from ICAA, ICEC and Creative Europe's MEDIA.[8] Filming began in Barcelona by February 2021.[9][8] Shooting locations also included Mataró, Banyoles and Melilla.[10][2] Hélène Louvart worked as cinematographer.[4]
The film was selected for screening at the 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival's official selection,[1][11] where it was presented on 17 September 2022.[12] Distributed by A Contracorriente Films,[13] it was theatrically released in Spain on 14 October 2022.[3]
Jonathan Holland of ScreenDaily considered that the film signals "an interesting step towards the mainstream" by Rosales, featuring a "captivating, sometimes wrenching, and always relatable central performance" by Castillo.[6]
The film appeared on a number of critics' top ten lists of the best Spanish films of 2022:
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | 28th Forqué Awards | Best Film Actress | Anna Castillo | Nominated | [17][18] |
2023 | 15th Gaudí Awards | Best Actress | Anna Castillo | Nominated | [19] |
Best Actor | Oriol Pla Solina | Nominated | |||
10th Feroz Awards | Best Actress in a Film | Anna Castillo | Nominated | [20] | |
Best Supporting Actor in a Film | Oriol Pla | Nominated | |||
Best Film Poster | Gonzalo Rute, Quim Vives | Nominated | |||
78th CEC Medals | Best Actress | Anna Castillo | Nominated | [21] | |
Best Supporting Actor | Manolo Solo | Nominated | |||
Best New Actor | Lluís Marqués | Nominated | |||
37th Goya Awards | Best Actress | Anna Castillo | Nominated | [22] | |
31st Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actor in a Minor Role | Manolo Solo | Nominated | [23] | |
67th Sant Jordi Awards | Best Actress | Anna Castillo | Won | [24] |
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