Goya Awards

Los Goyas,Spanish equivalent to the OSCAR or BAFTA were created in 1987.Let´s get to know the Film Nominees a bit better.CELDA 211 – 16 nominations

Prison drama directed by Daniel Monzón

Plot : Juan Oliver wants to make a good impression at his new job as a prison officer and reports to work a day early, leaving his pregnant wife, Elena, at home. His destiny is forever changed by this fateful decision, as during his tour of the prison, an accident occurs that knocks him unconscious. He is rushed to the empty but visibly haunted walls of cell 211. As this diversion unfolds, inmates of the high security cell block strategically break free and hijack the penitentiary. Aware of the violence that is to come, the prison officers flee, leaving Juan stranded and unconscious in the heart of the riot. When Juan awakens, he immediately takes stock of the situation; in order to survive, he must pretend to be a prisoner. Juan develops a dialogue with the violent leader of the riot, Badass, and the two begin a partnership, Badass fully believing that Juan is a new inmate. Negotiations go smoothly until the rioters take three ETA (the militant Basque separatist organization) prisoners hostage. When this hits the news, it triggers a stream of prison riots throughout the country as well as demonstrations in the Basque Country. Juan quickly realizes that he is on his own as the situation becomes more politicized and the government gets involved, afraid of potential ramifications in the Basque community. As the drama heightens, unexpected shifts in character both within and without the prison occur

http://www.celda211.com/AGORA – 13 nominations

Biopic directed by Oscar Winner Alejandro Amenábar

Plot : A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning a slave who turns to the rising tide of Christianity in the hopes of pursuing freedom while also falling in love with his master, the famous female philosophy professor and atheist Hypatia of Alexandria.

http://www.agorathemovie.com/

EL BAILE DE LA VICTORIA – 9 nominations

Drama directed by Oscar Winner Fernando Trueba

Plot : The arrival of democracy to Chile brings a general amnesty for prisoners not jailed for blood crimes. Ángel Santiago, a youngster determined to get his revenge for the abuse he suffered in prison, sets out to find the famous bank heister Vergara Grey, whose robberies have earned him a reputation he’d rather forget. His plan for a risky theft is complicated by the magical presence of Victoria, a mysterious adolescent ballerina.

http://www.elbailedelavictoria.com/

EL SECRETO DE SUS OJOS – 9 nominations

 Drama directed by Academy Award nominee Juan José Campanella

Plot : For 25 years a crime has remained indelibly impressed upon Benjamín Espósito’s mind. Now, in his maturity, he decides to take a look back at the occurrence; to relive that past of love, death and friendship. But these memories, set free, gone over around a thousand times, will change his view of that past. And they’ll re-write his future in the doing.

http://www.elsecretodesusojos.com/