Holy Camp!
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{{Infobox film
| image = La Llamada film poster.png
| caption = Spanish theatrical release poster
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|es|La llamada|nolink=yes}}
| director = {{Plainlist|
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| producer = Enrique López Lavigne
| screenplay = {{Plainlist|
- Javier Ambrossi
- Javier Calvo
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| based_on = {{Based on|La llamada|Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Macarena García
- Anna Castillo
- Belén Cuesta
- Gracia Olayo
- Richard Collins-Moore
}}
| music = Leiva
| cinematography = Migue Amoedo
| editing = Marta Velasco
| studio = {{Plainlist|
- Apache Films
- Sábado Películas
- Lo hacemos y ya vemos AIE
}}
| distributor = DeAPlaneta
| released = {{film date|2017|9|27|San Sebastián|2017|9|29|Spain|df=yes}}
| runtime = 108 minutes
| country = Spain
| language = {{Plainlist|
- Spanish
- English
}}
| budget =
| gross =
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Holy Camp! ({{langx|es|La llamada|lit=The Call|links=no}}) is a 2017 Spanish musical comedy film directed by Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo.{{cite news|url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2017/09/27/actualidad/1506531607_489765.html |title='La llamada' renueva la fe en la risa, ahora en el cine |last=Belinchón|first=Gregorio|work=El País |date=28 September 2017 |access-date=28 September 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://filmfactoryentertainment.com/project/holy-camp/ |title=Holy Camp! |work=Film Factory Entertainment |access-date=26 December 2017}} It is the film adaptation of the musical of the same name, which was also written and directed by Ambrossi and Calvo and has been running for several seasons in the Madrid theater Teatro Lara.
Plot
Sister Milagros and Mother Bernarda are two nuns in charge at the Catholic summer camp La Brújula in Segovia. Mother Bernarda is seeking to modernize and reach out to youth through music, while Sister Milagros is full of self doubt.
The main characters are María and Susana, two 17-year-old girls who are spending the summer at the camp which they have attended since they were little. They both love reggaeton and "Electro Latino" music; but God's apparitions to and calling of María begin to change all their lives.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Macarena García as María Casado
- Anna Castillo as Susana Romero
- Belén Cuesta as Hermana Milagros
- Gracia Olayo as Madre Bernarda de los Arcos
- {{ill|Richard Collins-Moore|es}} as Dios ('God')
- María Isabel Díaz as Janice
- Secun de la Rosa as Carlos
- Esty Quesada as Marta
- Víctor Elías as Joseba
- {{ill|Llum Barrera|es}} as Monja (Nun)
- Henry Méndez as himself
}}
Production
The co-director Javier Ambrossi and the lead actress Macarena García are brother and sister. The film was produced by Apache Films, Sábado Películas and Lo hacemos y ya vemos AIE and it had the participation of TVE and TV3.{{Cite web|url=https://www.audiovisual451.com/la-llamada-estreno-en-cines-29-de-septiembre/|date=25 September 2017|title='La llamada' – estreno en cines 29 de septiembre|website=Audiovisual451}}
The 'Alto del León' camp in the province of Segovia served to portray the fictional Christian 'Campamento La Brújula'.{{Cite news|url=https://elpais.com/elpais/2016/10/05/tentaciones/1475657676_659203.html|website=El País|title='La llamada' que cambió sus vidas|date=5 October 2016|first=Custodio|last=Pastor}}
Accolades
{{Awards table|5}}
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| rowspan = "14" | {{center|2018}} || rowspan = "6" | 5th Feroz Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Comedy Film || {{won}} || rowspan = "6" | {{Cite web|url=https://www.ecartelera.com/noticias/nominados-premios-feroz-2018-43714/|website=ecartelera|title=Lista completa de los nominados a los Premios Feroz 2018|first=Adrián|last=Jiménez Román|date=5 December 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/345797/|website=Cineuropa|date=23 January 2018|title=Summer 1993 scoops multiple Feroz Awards|first=Alfonso|last=Rivera}}
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| rowspan = "3" | Best Supporting Actress in a Film || Anna Castillo || {{nom}}
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| Belén Cuesta || {{nom}}
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| Gracia Olayo || {{nom}}
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| Best Trailer || Alberto Gutiérrez || {{won}}
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| Best Film Poster || || {{nom}}
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| rowspan = "5" | 32nd Goya Awards || Best New Director || Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo || {{nom}} || rowspan = "5" | {{Cite web|url=https://www.eldiario.es/cultura/cine/premios-goya-2018-lista-ganadores_1_1102709.html|website=eldiario.es|date=3 February 2018|title=Premios Goya 2018: lista completa de ganadores}}
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| Best Adapted Screenplay || Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo || {{nom}}
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| rowspan = "2" | Best Supporting Actress || Anna Castillo || {{nom}}
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| Belén Cuesta || {{nom}}
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| Best Original Song || "La llamada" by Leiva || {{won}}
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| rowspan = "3" | 27th Actors and Actresses Union Awards || rowspan = "2" | Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role || Belén Cuesta || {{nom}} || rowspan = "3" | {{Cite web|url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/ocio-y-cultura/20180213/penelope-cruz-javier-bardem-blanca-6621244|website=El Periódico de Catalunya|publisher=Prensa Ibérica|title=Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Blanca Portillo y Javier Gutiérrez, entre los nominados a los Premios Unión de Actores|date=13 February 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/ocio-cultura/2018/03/12/la-union-actores-actrices-galardona-zaragozano-jorge-uson-por-partida-doble-1229699-1361024.html|website=Heraldo de Aragón|title=La Unión de Actores y Actrices galardona al zaragozano Jorge Usón por partida doble|date=13 March 2018}}
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| Gracia Olayo || {{nom}}
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| Best Film Actor in a Minor Role || Secun de la Rosa || {{nom}}
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See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|5176252}}
{{Feroz Award for Best Comedy Film}}
Category:2010s musical comedy films
Category:2010s teen comedy films
Category:Films about summer camps
Category:Films based on musicals
Category:Films set in Castile and León
Category:Films shot in the province of Segovia
Category:Religious comedy films
Category:2010s Spanish-language films
Category:Spanish musical comedy films
Category:2010s English-language films
Category:2017 multilingual films
Category:Spanish multilingual films
Category:Films about Catholic nuns
Category:English-language musical comedy films
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