El Jeremías is a 2015 Mexican comedy film, directed by Anwar Safa. The film stars Martín Castro as Jeremías, a bright child, who after learning he's a genius, struggles to succeed because of his family's poverty and ignorance.
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| Directed by | Anwar Safa |
| Screenplay by | Ana Sofía Clerici |
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| Cinematography | Marc Beliver |
| Edited by | Francisco Rivera |
| Music by | Camilo Froideval |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing International |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
The film premiered at the 30th Guadalajara International Film Festival.[1] The film also received nine nominations at the 58th Ariel Awards including Best Director for Safa and Best Original Screenplay for Ana Sofía Clerici.[2] The film was named on the shortlist for Mexico's entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards.[3] The film was released in the United States on 21 October 2016.
Synopsis
editSet in Sonora, Mexico, the film tells the story of Jeremías (Martin Castro) an eight year old who finds out he is a gifted child and initiates a journey of self discovery. When an opportunistic psychologist makes contact with Jeremías, a new world of experiences open up to him but at the expense of being away from the family he loves. Jeremías must choose between this exciting but lonely new world he finds himself in or returning home to his loving family.
Cast
edit- Martín Castro as Jeremías Gómez
- Karem Momo as Margarita Sánchez
- Paulo Galindo as Onésimo
- Isela Vega as Herminia
- Marcela Sotomayor as Audelia
- Daniel Giménez Cacho as Dr. Federico Forni
- Eduardo MacGregor as Don Gelipe
- Jesús Ochoa as Don Enrique
- Gabriela Roel as Dra. Soto
- Juan Manuel Bernal as Ricardo Lecanda
- Gerardo Diego as Raúl
- Álvaro Peralta as Tomás
- Irvin Gonzalez as Primo 2
- Marcos Flores as Chamuco
- Luna Audrey Martínez Castillo as Little Jeremías
Awards and nominations
edit| Award | Nominee | Result | |
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| 58th Ariel Awards[2] | Best Director | Anwar Safa | Nominated |
| Best First Feature Film | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Isela Vega | Nominated | |
| Breakthrough Male Performance | Martín Castro | Won | |
| Breakthrough Female Performance | Karem Momo | Nominated | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Ana Sofía Clerici | Nominated | |
| Best Art Direction | Bárbara Enríquez | Nominated | |
| Best Makeup | Nayeli Mora | Nominated | |
| Best Visual Effects | Raúl Prado, Edgar Piña and Juan Carlos Lepe | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ Hopewell, John (6 March 2015). "Guadalajara Film Festival Celebrates Booming Latin Cinema". Variety. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ a b Magaña, Arturo (13 April 2016). "Nominados al Ariel 2016". Cine Premiere (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ Pacheco, Arturo. "Goya y Oscar - AMACC". Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
External links
edit- El Jeremías at IMDb