HollyBlood
2022 Spanish film
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HollyBlood is a 2022 Spanish teen romantic comedy with horror and parodical elements directed by Jesús Font which stars Óscar Casas and Isa Montalbán alongside Jordi Sánchez, Piero Méndez and Carlos Suárez, among others.
- Óscar Casas
- Isa Montalbán
- Jordi Sánchez
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| Directed by | Jesús Font |
| Screenplay by | José María Pérez Quintero |
| Produced by | Beatriz Bodegas |
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| Cinematography | Javier Salmones |
| Edited by | Cristina Laguna |
| Music by | Vanessa Garde |
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| Distributed by | Filmax |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
The plot follows Javi, an unremarkable high school student infatuated with classmate Sara, fangirling in turn on a vampire book series. Upon a series of misunderstandings, Sara ends up believing Javi to be a vampire, while the threat of an actual vampire looms in.[1][2]
Cast
- Óscar Casas as Javi
- Isa Montalbán as Sara
- Jordi Sánchez as Fernando
- Carlos Suárez as Diego
- Lara Boedo as Carmen
- Piero Méndez as Azrael
- Amparo Fernández as Sor Learza
- Ferrán Gadea as padre Ángel
- Mateo Medina as Manu
- Jany Collado as Ronald
- Manuel Canchal as Quini
- Ana Revert as Holly[3]
Production
HollyBlood was produced by La Canica Films, Quexito Films, SUICA Films and Amigos y Colmillos AIE, with the participation of RTVE and Netflix.[1][4] It was shot in the Valencia region, including locations such as Valencia, Carcaixent and Sueca.[5]
Release
Reception
Sergio F. Pinilla of Cinemanía rated the "unexpectedly fun" vampire romantic comedy 3½ out of 5 stars, considering that, "leaving prejudices aside, laughs and surprises abound, as well as film references".[8]
Raquel Hernández Luján of HobbyConsolas scored 55 out of 100 points ("so-so"), assessing that, insofar the film aims towards parodying the genre of teenage vampire sagas in an effort to entertain, it is successful at times, although the humor leaves much to be desired.[10]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2022 | 5th Berlanga Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Ferran Gadea | Nominated | [11][12] |
| Best Art Direction | Rafa Jannone | Won | |||
| Best Sound | José Manuel Sospedra | Nominated | |||
| Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Esther Guillem y Ana Guillem | Nominated |