My Prison Yard (Spanish: El patio de mi cárcel) is a 2008 Spanish prison drama film directed by Belén Macías. The female-dominated cast stars Candela Peña and Verónica Echegui alongside Ana Wagener, Blanca Portillo, Patricia Reyes Spíndola and Violeta Pérez.
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| Spanish | El patio de mi cárcel |
| Directed by | Belén Macías |
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| Produced by | Esther García |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Joaquín Manchado |
| Edited by | Alejandro Lázaro |
| Music by | Juan Pablo Compaired |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editA prison drama set in the 1980s, the plot tracks a group of female inmates who create a theatre group with help from a female prison officer, Mar.[1][2]
Cast
edit- Candela Peña as Mar[3]
- Verónica Echegui as Isa[3]
- Ana Wagener as Dolores[3]
- Blanca Portillo as Adela [3]
- Patricia Reyes Spíndola as Aurora[3]
- Violeta Pérez as Rosa[3]
- Natalia Mateo as Ajo[3]
- Maria Pau Pigem as Maika[3]
- Tatiana Astengo as Luisa[3]
- Ledicia Sola as Pilar [3]
- Blanca Apilánez as Cristina[3]
- Susi Sánchez as Julia[3]
- Nuria Mencía[4]
- Adriana Ugarte as Alejandra[5]
Production
editAn El Deseo and Warner Bros. Entertainment España production,[6] My Prison Yard began filming began on 8 October 2007.[7] Shooting lasted for 8 weeks, taking place in between the Madrid region and the province of Guadalajara.[8]
Release
editThe film was presented on 22 September 2008 at the Kursaal as part of the main competition of the 56th San Sebastián International Film Festival (SSIFF).[9]
Reception
editIrene Crespo of Cinemanía gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, considering that while not a promise of thematic renewal for Spanish cinema, the film seems to be a firm commitment to tell the social stories with renewed impetus.[10]
Jay Weissberg of Variety considered the film an "ultra-straight" drama, taking "the prize for most earnest and least self-aware women-in-prison film of the decade, if not longer", assessing that while never rising above TV movie material the female cast pulled solid and genuinely sympathetic performances.[4]
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2009 | 64th CEC Medals | Best Actress | Verónica Echegui | Nominated | [11][12] |
| 23rd Goya Awards | Best New Director | Belén Macías | Nominated | [13][14] | |
| Goya Award for Best Actress | Verónica Echegui | Nominated | |||
| Goya Award for Best New Actress | Ana Wagener | Nominated | |||
| Goya Award for Best Original Song | "Podemos volar juntos"by Raul Sánchez Zafra, Juan Pablo Compaired | Nominated | |||
| 18th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role | Ana Wagener | Won | [15][16] | |
| Best Film Actress in a Minor Role | Natalia Mateo | Nominated | |||
| Best New Actress | Violeta Pérez | Won |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "'Versión Española' emite 'El patio de mi cárcel', con Verónica Echegui, Candela Peña y Blanca Portillo". RTVE. 2 October 2015.
- ^ Marinero, Ismael (23 September 2008). "El patio de mi cárcel". Metrópoli – via El Mundo.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "El patio de mi cárcel". El Imparcial. 20 January 2009.
- ^ a b Weissberg, Jay (25 September 2008). "My Prison Yard". Variety.
- ^ Rubio Alcover, Agustín; Fernández Fernández, César (2015). "Círculos sin fronteras. Paraísos artificiales y diversidad regional en el cine español contemporáneo (la representación del "mundo de la droga")" (PDF). Inter-Lignes. Revue de la Faculté libre des Lettres. 15: 14. ISSN 1959-6995.
- ^ "Belén Macías rueda "El patio de mi cárcel", con Blanca Portillo y Candela Peña". Público. 1 October 2007.
- ^ ""El patio de mi cárcel", mujeres encarceladas con final esperanzador". Público. 5 November 2007.
- ^ "'El patio de mi cárcel', primera cinta española en la Sección Oficial". ABC. 22 September 2008.
- ^ Pérez de Zabalza, Lucía (22 September 2008). "El drama 'El patio de mi cárcel', primera apuesta española para la Concha de Oro". El Mundo.
- ^ Crespo, Irene (26 September 2008). "El patio de mi cárcel". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ "Fernando Guillén, medalla de honor del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos". La Vanguardia. 16 January 2009.
- ^ ""Casual Day" triunfa en los premios de los escritores cinematográficos". Público. 26 January 2009.
- ^ "El patio de mi cárcel". Premios Goya. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Un total de 37 películas compiten en los Goya" (PDF). Revista Academia (152): 4. January 2009. ISSN 1136-8144.
- ^ "Penélope Cruz y Chus Lampreave, rivales en los Premios de la Unión de Actores". 20minutos.es (in Spanish). 19 January 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "El filme ´Camino´ arrasa en los Premios de la Unión de Actores". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 11 March 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2021.