''Obaba'' is a 2005 Spanish-German drama film directed by

Montxo Armendáriz Montxo Armendariz (born as Juan Ramón Armendariz Barrios; 27 January 1949 in Olleta, Navarra, Spain)Torres, '' ''Diccionario Espasa Cine Español'' p. 83 is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. His film ''Las cartas de Alou'' won at the Sa ...

based on Bernardo Atxaga's novel ''

Obabakoak ''Obabakoak'' is a 1988 novel by the Basque writer Bernardo Atxaga. The title can be translated as "Those from Obaba". The book won the National Novel Prize. It is the most internationally successful book in Basque and has been translated into num ...

''. It features Pilar López de Ayala,

Juan Diego Botto Juan Diego Botto Rota (born 29 August 1975) is an Argentine-Spanish film, stage and television actor. Born in Argentina, he moved to Spain together with his mother (the actress and acting coach Cristina Rota) in 1978. Following early film appe ...

Bárbara Lennie Bárbara Lennie Holguín (born 20 April 1984) is a Spanish actress, hailed as an indie cinema star. She won the Goya Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 2014 neo-noir drama '' Magical Girl'', also scooping nominations for '' Obaba' ...

Eduard Fernández Eduard Fernández Serrano (born 25 August 1964) is a Spanish screen and stage actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including three Goya Awards and four Gaudí Awards. Biography Eduard Fernández was born in Barcelona on 25 August ...

, and Peter Lohmeyer. ''Obaba'' was selected as the Spanish entry for the

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at the

78th Academy Awards The 78th Academy Awards presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 5, 2006, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time Zone, PST ...

, but it was not nominated.

Cast

Release

The film was released theatrically in Spain on 16 September 2005.

Accolades

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15th Actors and Actresses Union Awards The 15th Actors and Actresses Union Awards ceremony was held on 29 May 2006 at Madrid's Palacio de Congresos. The gala was directed by Juan Margallo. In addition to the competitive awards, obtained the '' life achievement career award, whilst ...

, , Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role , , Pilar López de Ayala , , , ,

References

External links

* 2005 drama films 2005 films Spanish drama films 2000s Spanish films Films directed by Montxo Armendáriz 2000s Spanish-language films 2000s German films {{2000s-Spain-film-stub

Cast

Release

Accolades

See also

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