Fugitives (2000 film)

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Fugitives
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Spanish	Fugitivas

Directed by	Miguel Hermoso
Screenplay by	Óscar Plasencia Raúl Brambilla Miguel Hermoso
Produced by	Antonio P. Pérez
Starring	Laia Marull Miguel Hermoso Arnao Roberto Cairo Jesús Olmedo María Galiana Juan Diego Niña Pastori Beatriz Coronel
Cinematography	Tote Trenas
Edited by	Blanca Guillem
Music by	Antonio Meliveo
Production company	Maestranza Films
Distributed by	Warner Sogefilms
Release dates	2 October 2000 (2000-10-02) (Teatro Cervantes) 6 October 2000 (2000-10-06) (Spain)
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Fugitives (Spanish: Fugitivas) is a 2000 Spanish drama road movie directed by Miguel Hermoso from a screenplay by Óscar Plasencia, Raúl Brambilla, and Hermoso. It features Laia Marull, Beatriz Coronel, Miguel Hermoso Arnao, Roberto Cairo, Jesús Olmedo, María Galiana, and Juan Diego.

Plot

The plot tracks the trip from Madrid to Tarifa of two fugitives, young criminal Tony (chased by her former cronies), and Laura, a girl daughter of a prostitute.^[1]^[2]

Cast

Laia Marull as Tony^[3]
Beatriz Coronel as Laura^[3]
Miguel Hermoso Arnao [es] as Maxi^[3]
Roberto Cairo as Moco^[3]
Jesús Olmedo as Juanjo^[3]
María Galiana as Ascensión^[3]
Juan Diego as Raimundo^[3]
Silvia Espigado [es] as Flor^[3]
Antonio Dechent as the first police agent^[3]
Jesús Lucena as the second police agent^[3]
Niña Pastori^[4]
Santiago Ramos^[5]

Production

The film is a Maestranza Films (Antonio P. Pérez) production, with the participation of Canal Sur and TVV.^[4] Shooting locations included Tarifa, Cádiz, El Puerto de Santa María, Chipiona, Los Caños de Meca, Algeciras, Carmona, Puente Genil, and Madrid.^[4]

Release

The film received a pre-screening at Málaga's Teatro Cervantes [es] on 2 October 2000.^[6]^[1] Distributed by Warner Sogefilms,^[2] it was released theatrically in Spain on 6 October 2000.^[7]

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety wrote that the film "balances careful characterization with a solid plot and smart pacing, although the mood is flattened a bit by an uninspiring central perf".^[2]

Accolades


Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2001	15th Goya Awards	Best New Actress	Laia Marull	Won	^[8]
2001	15th Goya Awards	Best Original Song	"Fugitivas" by Manuel Malou, Natboccara, JJ Chaleco	Won	^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b Márquez, Héctor (4 October 2000). "Los actores flamencos de 'Fugitivas'". El País.
^ ^a ^b ^c Holland, Jonathan (12 November 2000). "Fugitives". Variety.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Fugitivas" (PDF). Arte Magazine (15). Issy-les-Moulineaux: ARTE France: 14. April 2006. ISSN 1168-6707.
^ ^a ^b ^c Escaño González 2015, p. 189.
^ Escaño González 2015, p. 190.
^ "El Teatro Cervantes de Málaga acoge hoy el estreno de 'Fugitivas', última película de Miguel Hermoso". Europa Press. 2 October 2000.
^ Escaño González, Juan Adolfo (2015). La Mujer en el Cine Andaluz (2000-2010) (PDF) (Doctoral thesis). Málaga: Universidad de Málaga. p. 189. hdl:10630/11504.
^ Herrero, Javier (1 March 2021). "Los Goya, cosecha (casi) segura para los grandes nombres del pop". Heraldo de Aragón.

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