''The Goalkeeper'' () is a 2000 Spanish drama film directed by Gonzalo Suárez which stars

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as the title character alongside

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and

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Plot

The plot follows the mishaps of Ramiro Forteza, a goalie arriving to an Asturian village in 1948, coming to acquaint both with the

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and the Maquis.

Cast

Production

The screenplay was penned by Gonzalo Suárez alongside , based on an original story by Hidalgo. The film was produced by

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's Lolafilms, and it had the participation of TVE and . Set to start filming, Suárez announced his film to be primarily a

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("although it will also have that perverse mix of genres that I like so much"). It was shot around

Llanes Llanes (the ''Concejo de Llanes'', ''Conceyu de Llanes'' in Asturian language) is a municipality of the province of Asturias, in northern Spain. Stretching for about 30 km along the coast at the extreme east of the province, Llanes is bound ...

, Asturias, including the beaches of , Barru and .

Release

Distributed by Lolafilms Distribución, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 8 September 2000.

Reception

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'' deemed the film to be "an accomplished, surprisingly low-key historical piece", with "a strong, high-profile cast of solid pros" breathing "convincing life into a delicate, resonant and surprisingly contemporary little parable", otherwise with the director's "tendency toward the histrionic" being "kept under control".

Accolades

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, , Best Actor , , Carmelo Gómez , , , , rowspan = "2" , , - , Best Adapted Screenplay , , Manuel Hidalgo, Gonzalo Suárez , ,

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Goalkeeper (2000 film), The Films set in Asturias 2000s Spanish films 2000s Spanish-language films LolaFilms films Spanish drama films 2000 drama films 2000 films Spanish association football films Films about the Spanish Maquis Films set in 1948 Spanish historical drama films Films shot in Asturias Films directed by Gonzalo Suárez