Memories of My Father
2020 film
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Memories of My Father (Spanish: El olvido que seremos), also known as Forgotten We'll Be, is a 2020 Colombian drama film directed by Fernando Trueba from a screenplay by David Trueba based on the book by Héctor Abad Faciolince. It stars Javier Cámara as Héctor Abad Gómez.[1]
by Hector Abad Faciolince
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| Spanish | El olvido que seremos |
| Directed by | Fernando Trueba |
| Screenplay by | David Trueba |
| Based on | El olvido que seremos by Hector Abad Faciolince |
| Produced by | Dago García |
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| Cinematography | Sergio Iván Castaño |
| Edited by | Marta Velasco |
| Music by | Zbigniew Preisner |
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Running time | 136 minutes |
| Country | Colombia |
| Language | Spanish |
It was selected as the Colombian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards.[2]
Cast
- Javier Cámara as Héctor Abad Gómez
- Juan Pablo Urrego as Héctor
- Patricia Tamayo as Cecilia Faciolince
- Nicolás Reyes Cano as Quiquín (Héctor niño)
- Luciana Echeverry as Sol (niña)
- Aída Morales as Gilma
- Camila Zárate as Sol
- Whit Stillman as Dr. Richard Saunders
- Kami Zea as Marta
- María Teresa Barreto as Mariluz
- Elizabeth Minotta[3]
- Laura Londoño[3]
Release
The film was selected to be shown at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival,[4][5][6] which was cancelled in the wake of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] It was released theatrically in Colombia on 22 August 2020.[8] It landed its international premiere at the 68th San Sebastián International Film Festival.[9] Cohen Media Group released the film in the United States on 16 November 2022.
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2021 | 35th Goya Awards | Best Ibero-American Film | Won | [10] | |
| 8th Platino Awards | Best Ibero-American Film | Won | [11][12] | ||
| Best Director | Fernando Trueba | Won | |||
| Best Actor | Javier Cámara | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Kami Zea | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | David Trueba | Won | |||
| Best Original Score | Zbigniew Preisner | Nominated | |||
| Best Cinematography | Sergio Iván Castaño | Nominated | |||
| Best Art Direction | Diego López | Won | |||
| Best Film Editing | Marta Velasco | Nominated | |||
| Best Sound | Eduardo Castro, Octavio Rojas y Alberto Ovejero | Nominated | |||
| Cinema and Education in Values | Nominated | ||||
| 9th Macondo Awards | Best Picture | Nominated | [13][14] | ||
| Best Director | Fernando Trueba | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor | Javier Cámara | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress | Patricia Tamayo | Won | |||
| Best Cinematography | Sergio Iván Castaño | Nominated | |||
| Best Art Direction | Diego López | Won | |||
| Best Sound Design | Eduardo Castro, Octavio Rojas, César Salazar | Nominated | |||
| Best Costume Design | Ana María Urrea | Won | |||
| Best Makeup | Laura Copo | Nominated | |||
