| A Time for Defiance | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Spanish | La hora de los valientes |
| Directed by | Antonio Mercero |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Enrique Cerezo |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Jaume Peracaula |
| Edited by | José María Biurrún |
| Music by | Bingen Mendizábal |
Production company | Enrique Cerezo PC |
Release date |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
A Time for Defiance (Spanish: La hora de los valientes; lit. 'The Hour of the Brave') is a 1998 Spanish war drama film directed by Antonio Mercero about the Spanish Civil War. It stars Gabino Diego and Leonor Watling alongside Luis Cuenca and Adriana Ozores.
Plot
In Madrid, during the bombing of November 1936, in the Spanish Civil War, the Republican Government decided on the evacuation of paintings from the Prado Museum. Manuel, a 28-year-old security guard, finds a self-portrait of Goya abandoned in one corner. He hides the painting and flees the bombing of his house.
Cast
- Gabino Diego as Manuel[1]
- Leonor Watling as Carmen[2]
- Adriana Ozores as Flora[2]
- Luis Cuenca as Melquíades[2]
- Héctor Colomé as Lucas[3]
- Ramón Agirre as Gerardo[2]
- Aten Soria as Filo[2]
- Javier Bódalo as Pepito[4]
- Juan José Otegui as Profesor Miralles[2]
- José María Pou as Heliodoro[3]
- Txema Blasco as Cuñado del profesor[2]
- Ramón Langa[5]
Release
The film was theatrically released in Spain on 18 December 1998.[2] It was also entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Special Silver St. George.[6]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 1999 | 13th Goya Awards | Best Actress | Leonor Watling | Nominated | [7] |
| Best Actor | Gabino Diego | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Adriana Ozores | Won | |||
| Best Costume Design | Javier Artiñano | Nominated | |||
| Production Supervision | Mikel Nieto | Nominated | |||
| Best Special Effects | Juan Ramón Molina, Alfonso Nieto | Nominated |
See also
References
- ↑ Caparrós Lera, José María (2005). La Pantalla Popular. El cine español durante el Gobierno de la derecha (1996-2003). Tres Cantos: Ediciones Akal. p. 115. ISBN 978-84-460-2414-9.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Caparrós Lera 2005, p. 115.
- 1 2 Cueto Asín 2018, p. 200.
- ↑ Cueto Asín, Elena (2018). "La hora de los valientes (A Time for Defiance) (1998)". In Jimenez Murguía, Salvador; Pinar, Alex (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Films. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 200. ISBN 9781442271333.
- ↑ "La hora de los valientes". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
- ↑ "21st Moscow International Film Festival (1999)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
- ↑ "La hora de los valientes". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
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