El Jeremías
{{use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = El Jeremías
| image = El Jeremías.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Anwar Safa
| producer = {{plainlist|
- Tita Lombardo
- Mónica Lozano
- Alejandro Safa
- Anwar Safa
}}
| screenplay = Ana Sofía Clerici
| starring = {{plainlist|
- Martín Castro
- Karem Momo
}}
| music = Camilo Froideval
| cinematography = Marc Beliver
| editing = Francisco Rivera
| distributor =Sony Pictures Releasing International
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2015|03|08|Guadalajara International Film Festival|2016|10|28|Mexico}}
| runtime = 95 minutes
| country = Mexico
| language = Spanish
| budget =
| production_companies = {{plainlist|
- Terregal
- Alebrije
}}
}}
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.
The film premiered at the 30th Guadalajara International Film Festival.{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/festivals/guadalajara-film-festival-celebrates-booming-latin-cinema-1201446644/|title=Guadalajara Film Festival Celebrates Booming Latin Cinema|date=6 March 2015|accessdate=21 April 2016|work=Variety|first=John|last=Hopewell}} The film also received nine nominations at the 58th Ariel Awards including Best Director for Safa and Best Original Screenplay for Ana Sofía Clerici.{{cite news|url=http://www.cinepremiere.com.mx/58431-nominados-al-ariel-2016.html|title=Nominados al Ariel 2016|date=13 April 2016|accessdate=13 April 2016|work=Cine Premiere|last=Magaña|first=Arturo|language=Spanish}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://goyayoscar.com.mx/index.php/peliculas-inscritas|title=Goya y Oscar - AMACC|first=Arturo|last=Pacheco|accessdate=10 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210182942/http://goyayoscar.com.mx/index.php/peliculas-inscritas|archive-date=10 December 2015|url-status=dead}} The film was released in the United States on 21 October 2016.
Synopsis
Set 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
- 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
| class="wikitable" |
| Award
! Nominee ! Result |
|---|
| rowspan=9|58th Ariel Awards
|rowspan=2| Anwar Safa | {{nom}} |
| Best First Feature Film
| {{nom}} |
| Best Supporting Actress
| {{nom}} |
| Breakthrough Male Performance
| Martín Castro | {{won}} |
| Breakthrough Female Performance
| Karem Momo | {{nom}} |
| Best Original Screenplay
| Ana Sofía Clerici | {{nom}} |
| Best Art Direction
| Bárbara Enríquez | {{nom}} |
| Best Makeup
| Nayeli Mora | {{nom}} |
| Best Visual Effects
| Raúl Prado, Edgar Piña and Juan Carlos Lepe | {{nom}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|4457020|El Jeremías}}
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