Welcome Home (2006 film)

Welcome Home
Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Bienvenido a casa
Directed by	David Trueba
Written by	David Trueba
Produced by	Cristina Huete Teddy Villalba
Starring	Pilar López de Ayala Alejo Sauras Ariadna Gil Juan Echanove Jorge Sanz Javivi Gil Valle Julián Villagrán Juana Acosta Vicente Haro Carlos Larrañaga Concha Velasco
Cinematography	Juan Molina
Edited by	Manuel Huete
Music by	Andrés Calamaro Javier Limón
Production companies	Fernando Trueba PC Ensueño Films
Release dates	17 March 2006 (2006-03-17) (Málaga) 7 April 2006 (2006-04-07) (Spain)
Running time	121 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Welcome Home (Spanish: Bienvenido a Casa) is a 2006 Spanish comedy-drama film written and directed by David Trueba, starring Pilar López de Ayala and Alejo Sauras as Eva and Samuel, a couple just settled in Madrid, alongside Ariadna Gil, Juan Echanove, Jorge Sanz, Javivi Gil Valle, Julián Villagrán, Juana Acosta, Vicente Haro, Carlos Larrañaga and Concha Velasco.^[1][2][3]

Cast

• Pilar López de Ayala as Eva^[3]
• Alejo Sauras as Samuel^[3]
• Ariadna Gil as Sandra^[2]
• Juan Echanove as Félix^[2]
• Julián Villagrán as Contra^[2]
• Jorge Sanz as Lucas^[2]
• Javivi Gil Valle as Mariano^[2]
• Concha Velasco as madre de Samuel^[2]
• Juana Acosta as Nieves^[3]
• Carlos Larrañaga as Andrés^[2]
• Vicente Haro as Don Vicente^[2]

Production

The film is a Fernando Trueba PC and Ensueño Films production,^[4] and it had the participation of Antena 3 and Canal+.^[5] Javier Limón and Andrés Calamaro were responsible for composing and producing the score.^[4] It was shot in between Madrid, Almería and Santander.^[6]

Release

The film screened out as the opening film of the 9th Málaga Film Festival in March 2006.^[7] It was theatrically released in Spain on 7 April 2006.^[8]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2006	9th Málaga Film Festival	Silver Biznaga for Best Director	David Trueba	Won	[9]
2007	21st Goya Awards	Best Original Song	"Duermen los niños" by Andrés Calamaro, Javier Limón, David Trueba	Nominated	[10]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2006

References

1. "La comedia 'Bienvenido a casa', de David Trueba, hoy en la sesión de cine-club". Diario Vasco. 7 December 2016.
2. "Bienvenido a casa". El Mundo. January 2007.
3. Urrero Peña, Guzmán (25 October 2006). "Bienvenido a casa". Rinconete. ISSN 1885-5008 – via Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
4. "'Bienvenido a casa', la cuarta película de David Trueba, inaugurará el Festival de Málaga". El Mundo. 8 February 2006.
5. "'Bienvenido a casa', de David Trueba, abrirá el Festival de Málaga". El Confidencial. 7 February 2006.
6. Costa, Jordi. "El peor enemigo del amor es...la pareja". Metrópoli – via El Mundo.
7. Boquerini (17 March 2006). "«Bienvenido a casa», de David Trueba, abrió el Festival de Málaga". La Voz de Galicia.
8. Torreiro, Mirito (29 May 2008). "Bienivenido a casa". Fotogramas.
9. Ishimori, Miki (18 May 2018). "David Trueba (1969-)". In Jiménez Murguía, Salvador; Pinar, Alex (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Films. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 441. ISBN 9781442271333.
10. "Goya, también, a músico argentino". Ámbito. 30 January 2007.