Nightfall in India (Spanish: Anochece en la India; Romanian: Noaptea vine în India) is a 2014 road movie directed by Chema Rodríguez which stars Juan Diego, Clara Vodă, and Javier Pereira. It is a Spanish-Romanian-Swedish international co-production.
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| Spanish | Anochece en la India |
| Romanian | Noaptea vine în India |
| Directed by | Chema Rodríguez |
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| Edited by | José Manuel García Moyano |
| Music by | Hans Lundgren |
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| Distributed by | Wanda Vision |
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Plot
editThe plot tracks Ricardo, an elderly wheelchair-bound man with a degenerative disease who decides to make a journey to India in a ramshackle van with the company of his Romanian caretaker Dana, picking up a Swedish hitchhiker along the way.[1][2]
Cast
edit- Juan Diego as Ricardo[3]
- Clara Vodă as Dana[3]
- Javier Pereira as Saúl[3]
- Linda Molin as Karin[3]
- Ken Appledorn[4]
Production
editThe screenplay was penned by Chema Rodríguez, David Planell, and Pablo Burgués.[1] The film is a Spanish-Romanian-Swedish co-production by Producciones Sin un Duro, Jaleo Films, Strada Film, and ATMO Independent Films,[5][2] with the participation of Canal Sur and the backing from ICAA, Junta de Andalucía, CNC, SFI, FiV, and Eurimages.[6] It was lensed by Álex Catalán and Juan González and scored by Hans Lundgren.[4] Shooting took place from 2012 to 2013 in Spain (Seville and the Tabernas Desert), Romania (Bucharest), Turkey (Istanbul and Capadocia), and India (Dholpur).[6] Dialogue is in Spanish, English, Romanian, and Swedish.[7]
Release
editThe film was presented at the 17th Málaga Film Festival on 27 March 2014.[8] It was released theatrically in Spain on 11 April 2014.[9]
Reception
editJonathan Holland of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the "absorbing depiction of the relationship between two outsiders is the best thing about this otherwise unconvincing drama".[2]
Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, singling out the chemistry between Juan Diego and Vodă as the best thing about the film.[4]
Mihai Fulger of Observator Cultural deemed the encounter between "two great actors" (Juan Diego and Clara Vodă) to be the film's main attraction.[3]
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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17th Málaga Film Festival | Silver Biznaga for Best Actor | Juan Diego | Won | |
| Silver Biznaga for Best Editing | José Manuel García Moyano | Won | |||
2015 |
29th Goya Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Chema Rodríguez, David Planell, Pablo Burgués | Nominated |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "El santoñés Pablo Burgués, nominado al Goya por 'Anochece en la India'". Europa Press. 9 January 2015.
- ^ a b c Holland, Jonathan (25 April 2014). "Nightfall in India (Anochece en la India): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ a b c d e Fulger, Mihai (19 December 2014). "KINOBSERVATOR. Un road movie melodramatic şi doi mari actori". Observator Cultural.
- ^ a b c Torreiro, Mirito (11 March 2014). "Anochece en la India". Fotogramas.
- ^ "Chema Rodríguez finaliza en Almería el rodaje de 'Anochece en La India' y se traslada con su equipo a Asia". 20minutos.es. 4 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Finaliza el rodaje de la coproducción internacional de Chema Rodríguez 'Anochece en la India'". Audiovisual451. 5 April 2013.
- ^ "European Film Market". Internationales Filmfestpiele Berlin. 2014. p. 312.
- ^ "Anochece en la India, de la oscuridad a la luz en el Festival de Málaga". Europa Press. 27 March 2014.
- ^ Clemente, José María (11 April 2014). "Juan Diego, a pleno rendimiento". Vanity Fair.
- ^ "Palmarés oficial del 17 Festival de Málaga - Cine español". Diario Sur. Grupo Vocento. 29 March 2014.
- ^ "Los ganadores de los Goya 2015". La Vanguardia. 7 February 2015.