Obaba
{{Short description|2005 film}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Obaba poster.jpg
| based_on = {{Based on|Obabakoak|Bernardo Atxaga}}
| producer = {{ubl|Puy Oria|Montxo Armendáriz|Karl Baumgartner|Michael Eckelt}}
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Montxo Armendáriz
| screenplay = Montxo Armendáriz
| starring = {{ubl|Pilar López de Ayala|Juan Diego Botto|Bárbara Lennie|Eduard Fernández|Peter Lohmeyer}}
| cinematography = Javier Aguirresarobe
| editing = Rori Sáinz de Rozas
| music = Xavier Capellas
| country = {{ubl|Spain|Germany}}
| language = Spanish
| runtime = 1h 40min
| released = {{Film date|2005|9|9|TIFF|2005|09|16|Spain|df=yes}}
}}
Obaba is a 2005 Spanish-German drama film directed by Montxo Armendáriz based on Bernardo Atxaga's novel Obabakoak. It features Pilar López de Ayala, Juan Diego Botto, Bárbara Lennie, Eduard Fernández, and Peter Lohmeyer.
Obaba was selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Pilar López de Ayala as maestra{{Cite web|url=http://www.oriafilms.es/Obaba3.asp|website=Oria Films|title=Obaba|access-date=28 May 2023}}
- Juan Diego Botto as Miguel
- Bárbara Lennie as Lourdes
- Eduard Fernández as Lucas
- Peter Lohmeyer as ingeniero
- {{ill|Héctor Colomé|es}} Ismael
- {{ill|Pepa López|es}} as Merche
- Lluís Homar as Esteban adulto
- Txema Blasco as Tomás
- {{ill|Iñake Irastorza|eu}} as Begoña
- Christian Tardío as Manuel
- Ryan Cameron as Esteban niño
- Vanesa Moñino as Merche niña
- Alejandro Jiménez as Ismael niño
}}
Release
The film was released theatrically in Spain on 16 September 2005.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmundo.es/especiales/2006/01/cultura/goya/peliculas/obaba.html|website=elmundo.es|date=January 2006|access-date=23 May 2023|title=Obaba}}
Accolades
{{Awards table|5}}
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| rowspan = "15" align = "center" | 2006 || rowspan = "10" | 20th Goya Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Film || {{nom}} || rowspan = "10" | {{Cite web|url=https://www.premiosgoya.com/pelicula/obaba|access-date=28 May 2023|title=Obaba|website=premiosgoya.com|publisher=Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España}}
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| Best Director || Montxo Armendáriz || {{nom}}
|-
| Best Supporting Actress || Pilar López de Ayala || {{nom}}
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| Best Adapted Screenplay || Montxo Armendáriz || {{nom}}
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| Best New Actress || Bárbara Lennie || {{nom}}
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| Best Cinematography || Javier Aguirresarobe || {{nom}}
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| Best Art Direction || Julio Esteban, Julio Torrecilla || {{nom}}
|-
| Best Production Supervision || Puy Oria || {{nom}}
|-
| Best Sound || Carlos Bonmatí, Alfonso Pino, Pelayo Gutiérrez || {{won}}
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| Best Special Effects || Alberto Esteban, José María Remacha, Pablo Urrutia, Reyes Abades || {{nom}}
|-
| 11th Forqué Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Film || {{nom}} || align = "center" | {{Cite web|url=https://www.hoy.es/pg060510/prensa/noticias/Sociedad/200605/10/HOY-SOC-223.html|website=Hoy|date=10 May 2006|title='La vida secreta de las palabras' se alza con el Premio José María Forqué|publisher=Grupo Vocento}}
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| 15th Actors and Actresses Union Awards || Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role || Pilar López de Ayala || {{nom}} || {{Cite web|url=http://www.fanzinedigital.com/cine/1997_1-La_Union_de_Actores_anuncia_sus_candidatos_correspondientes_a_2005.html|website=Fanzine Digital|title=La Unión de Actores anuncia sus candidatos correspondientes a 2005|date=4 April 2006}}{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2006/05/30/actualidad/1148940001_850215.html?outputType=amp|website=El País|title=Manuel Alexandre y Candela Peña, premiados por la Unión de Actores en la categoría de cine|date=30 May 2006}}
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See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0397582}}
{{Authority control}}
{{Spanish submissions for the Academy Award}}
Category:Films directed by Montxo Armendáriz
Category:2000s Spanish-language films
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