My Soul Brother
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{{Infobox film
| image = My Soul Brother poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|es|Mi hermano del alma|nolink=yes}}
| director = Mariano Barroso
| screenplay = {{ubl|Joaquín Oristrell|Mariano Barroso}}
| starring = {{ubl|Juanjo Puigcorbé|Carlos Hipólito|Lydia Bosch|Juan Echanove}}
| country = Spain
| language = Spanish
| cinematography = Flavio Martínez Labiano
| editing = Miguel Ángel Santamaría
| music = Bingen Mendizábal
| distributor = Warner Española
| studio = {{ubl|Fernando Colomo PC|Sogetel}}
| released = {{Film date|1993|11|19|df=yes}}
}}
My Soul Brother ({{langx|es|Mi hermano del alma|links=no}}) is a 1993 Spanish drama film directed by Mariano Barroso from a screenplay by Joaquín Oristrell and Barroso which stars Juanjo Puigcorbé and Carlos Hipólito alongside Lydia Bosch and Juan Echanove. Barroso's directorial debut feature, the film earned Barroso the Goya Award for Best New Director.
Plot
Sleazy Toni (a scoundrel diagnosed with leukemia) meets with brother Carlos (a successful insurance agent happily married to Julia, Toni's former partner) after 10 years upon a trip invitation from the latter.{{Cite book|title=Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático|first=Francisco María|last=Benavent|year=2000|isbn=84-271-2326-4|location=Bilbao|publisher=Ediciones Mensajero|page=388}}
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Juanjo Puigcorbé as Toni{{Sfn|Benavent|2000|p=388}}
- Carlos Hipólito as Carlos{{Sfn|Benavent|2000|p=388}}
- Lydia Bosch as Julia{{Sfn|Benavent|2000|p=388}}
- Juan Echanove as Sebastián{{Sfn|Benavent|2000|p=388}}
- {{ill|Chema Muñoz|es}} as Doctor{{Sfn|Benavent|2000|p=388}}
- Walter Vidarte as Alberto{{Sfn|Benavent|2000|p=388}}
- Jordi Mollá{{Sfn|Benavent|2000|p=388}}
}}
Production
The film was produced by Fernando Colomo alongside Sogetel. It boasted a modest budget of 121.6 million ₧.{{Sfn|Lara Martínez|2011|p=282}}
Release
Distributed by Warner Española, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 19 November 1993.{{Cite book|url=https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/19715918.pdf|page=282|title=Fernando Colomo|publisher=Universidad Complutense de Madrid|first=María|last=Lara Martínez|year=2011|location=Madrid|isbn=978-84-695-0750-6}} The film screened in the Panorama section of the 44th Berlin International Film Festival (February 1994), and the 29th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (July 1994).
Reception
Ángel Fernández-Santos of El País deemed the film to be "excellent" despite "serious blunders" such as the musical score completely unrelated to the action and the overcrowding of twists in the denouement.{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/diario/1994/02/19/cultura/761612413_850215.html|website=El País|first=Ángel|last=Fernández-Santos|author-link=Ángel Fernández-Santos|title=La película española 'Mi hermano del alma' destaca en el final gris del festival alemán|date=18 February 1994}}
Accolades
{{Awards table|5}}
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| rowspan = "3" align = "center" | 1994 || rowspan = "2" | 8th Goya Awards || Best New Director || Mariano Barroso || {{won}} || rowspan = "2" | {{Cite web|url=https://www.premiosgoya.com/pelicula/mi-hermano-del-alma/|access-date=28 May 2023|title=Mi hermano del alma|publisher=Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España|website=premiosgoya.com}}
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| Best Supporting Actor || Juan Echanove || {{nom}}
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| 29th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival || colspan = "2" | Crystal Globe || {{won}} || {{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/diario/1994/07/10/cultura/773791204_850215.html|website=El País|title='Mi hermano del alma' obtiene el Gran Premio en Karlovy Vary|date=10 July 1994}}
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See also
References
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Category:Films directed by Mariano Barroso
Category:1993 directorial debut films