''Memories of My Father'' ( es, El olvido que seremos, links=no), also known as ''Forgotten We'll Be'', is a 2020 Colombian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Fernando Trueba Fernando Rodríguez Trueba (born 18 January 1955), known as Fernando Trueba, is a Spanish book editor, screenwriter, film director and producer. Between 1974 and 1979, he worked as a film critic for Spain's leading daily newspaper ''El País''. I ...

from a screenplay by

David Trueba David Rodríguez Trueba (born 10 September 1969) is a Spanish filmmaker and author. Biography David Rodríguez Trueba was born on 10 September 1969 in Madrid, the youngest of 8 siblings. His elder brother Fernando is also a filmmaker. In 1 ...

based on the book by

Héctor Abad Faciolince Héctor Abad Faciolince (born 1958) is a Colombian novelist, essayist, journalist, and editor. Abad is considered one of the most talented post-Latin American Boom writers in Latin American literature. Abad is best known for his bestselling nove ...

. It stars

Javier Cámara Javier Cámara Rodríguez (born 19 January 1967) is a Spanish actor. He became known for two television roles as a priest in '' ¡Ay, señor, señor!'' and ''Éste es mi barrio''. He has since featured in films such as '' Torrente, the Dumb Arm ...

Héctor Abad Gómez Héctor Abad Gómez (1921 – August 25, 1987) was a Colombian medical doctor, university professor, and human rights leader who founded the Colombian National School of Public Health. He developed practical public health programs for the poor ...

. It was selected as the Colombian entry for the

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at the

93rd Academy Awards The 93rd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released from January 1, 2020, to February 28, 2021, at Union Station in Los Angeles. The ceremony was held on April 25, 202 ...

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Release

The film was selected to be shown at the

2020 Cannes Film Festival The 73rd annual Cannes Film Festival was scheduled to take place from 12 to 23 May 2020. On 13 January 2020, Spike Lee was named as the president of the Jury. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France, festival management announced on 14 A ...

, which was cancelled in the wake of the onset of the

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. It was released theatrically in Colombia on 22 August 2020. It landed its international premiere at the 68th San Sebastián International Film Festival.

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released the film in the United States on 16 November 2022.

Accolades

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35th Goya Awards The 35th Goya Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AACCE), honored the best in Spanish films of 2020 and took place at the Teatro del Soho CaixaBank in Málaga on 6 March 2021. The ceremony was televi ...

, , colspan = "2" , Best Ibero-American Film , , , , align = "center" , , - , rowspan = "11" , 8th Platino Awards , , colspan = "2" , Best Ibero-American Film , , , , rowspan = "11" , , - , Best Director , , Fernando Trueba , , , - ,

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, , Javier Cámara , , , - , Best Supporting Actress , , Kami Zea , , , - ,

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, , David Trueba , , , - , Best Original Score , , Zbigniew Preisner , , , - , Best Cinematography , , Sergio Iván Castaño , , , - , Best Art Direction , , Diego López , , , - , Best Film Editing , , Marta Velasco , , , - , Best Sound , , Eduardo Castro, Octavio Rojas y Alberto Ovejero , , , - , colspan = "2" , Cinema and Education in Values , , , - , rowspan = "9" , 9th Macondo Awards , , colspan = "2" , Best Picture , , , , rowspan = "9" , , - , Best Director , , Fernando Trueba , , , - , Best Actor , , Javier Cámara , , , - , Best Actress , , Patricia Tamayo , , , - , Best Cinematography , , Sergio Iván Castaño , , , - , Best Art Direction , , Diego López , , , - , Best Sound Design , , Eduardo Castro, Octavio Rojas, César Salazar , , , - , Best Costume Design , , Ana María Urrea , , , - , Best Makeup , , Laura Copo , ,

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* 2020 films 2020 drama films Colombian drama films 2020s Spanish-language films Films directed by Fernando Trueba Films set in Colombia 2020s Colombian films {{2020s-drama-film-stub

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