Obaba

Obaba
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Montxo Armendáriz
Screenplay by	Montxo Armendáriz
Based on	Obabakoak by Bernardo Atxaga
Produced by	Puy Oria Montxo Armendáriz Karl Baumgartner Michael Eckelt
Starring	Pilar López de Ayala Juan Diego Botto Bárbara Lennie Eduard Fernández Peter Lohmeyer
Cinematography	Javier Aguirresarobe
Edited by	Rori Sáinz de Rozas
Music by	Xavier Capellas
Release dates	9 September 2005 (2005-09-09) (TIFF) 16 September 2005 (2005-09-16) (Spain)
Running time	1h 40min
Countries	Spain Germany
Language	Spanish

Obaba is a 2005 Spanish-German drama film directed by Montxo Armendáriz based on Bernardo Atxaga's novel Obabakoak.^[1] 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

• Pilar López de Ayala as maestra^[2]
• Juan Diego Botto as Miguel^[2]
• Bárbara Lennie as Lourdes^[2]
• Eduard Fernández as Lucas^[2]
• Peter Lohmeyer as ingeniero^[2]
• Héctor Colomé [es] Ismael^[2]
• Pepa López [es] as Merche^[2]
• Lluís Homar as Esteban adulto^[2]
• Txema Blasco as Tomás^[2]
• Iñake Irastorza [eu] as Begoña^[2]
• Christian Tardío as Manuel^[2]
• Ryan Cameron as Esteban niño^[2]
• Vanesa Moñino as Merche niña^[2]
• Alejandro Jiménez as Ismael niño^[2]

Release

The film was released theatrically in Spain on 16 September 2005.^[1]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2006	20th Goya Awards	Best Film		Nominated	[3]
		Best Director	Montxo Armendáriz	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Pilar López de Ayala	Nominated
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Montxo Armendáriz	Nominated
		Best New Actress	Bárbara Lennie	Nominated
		Best Cinematography	Javier Aguirresarobe	Nominated
		Best Art Direction	Julio Esteban, Julio Torrecilla	Nominated
		Best Production Supervision	Puy Oria	Nominated
		Best Sound	Carlos Bonmatí, Alfonso Pino, Pelayo Gutiérrez	Won
		Best Special Effects	Alberto Esteban, José María Remacha, Pablo Urrutia, Reyes Abades	Nominated
	11th Forqué Awards	Best Film		Nominated	[4]
	15th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role	Pilar López de Ayala	Nominated	[5][6]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2005
• List of submissions to the 78th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Spanish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. "Obaba". elmundo.es. January 2006. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
2. "Obaba". Oria Films. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
3. "Obaba". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
4. "'La vida secreta de las palabras' se alza con el Premio José María Forqué". Hoy. Grupo Vocento. 10 May 2006.
5. "La Unión de Actores anuncia sus candidatos correspondientes a 2005". Fanzine Digital. 4 April 2006.
6. "Manuel Alexandre y Candela Peña, premiados por la Unión de Actores en la categoría de cine". El País. 30 May 2006.

External links

• Obaba at IMDb