''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 San ...

based on

Bernardo Atxaga Bernardo Atxaga (born 27 July 1951), pseudonym of Joseba Irazu Garmendia, is a Spanish Basque writer and self-translator. He is a full member of the Royal Academy of the Basque Language since 2006, in November 2010, he was also named a member ...

's novel ''

Obabakoak ''Obabakoak'' is a 1988 novel by the Basque writer Bernardo Atxaga. The title can be translated as "Stories from Obaba". The book won the National Literature Prize for Narrative. It is the most internationally successful book in Basque and has b ...

''. It features

Pilar López de Ayala Pilar López de Ayala Arroyo (born 18 September 1978) is a Spanish actress. She won a Goya Award for Best Actress for her performance playing Joanna of Castile in 2001 film ''Mad Love''. Life and career Early life Pilar López de Ayala Arroy ...

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 from Catalonia. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including four Goya Awards. Life and career Eduard Fernández was born in Barcelona on 25 August 196 ...

, and

Peter Lohmeyer Peter Lohmeyer (born 22 January 1962 in Niedermarsberg) is a German actor. He has appeared in more than one hundred films since 1980. Life and career Lohmeyer is the youngest of three children of the Protestant pastor Dieter Lohmeyer and his wi ...

. ''Obaba'' was selected as the Spanish entry for the

Best Foreign Language Film The following is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various films, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Bes ...

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, P ...

, but it was not nominated.

Cast

Release

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

Accolades

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20th Goya Awards The 20th Goya Awards took place at the Palacio Municipal de Congresos in Madrid, Spain on 29 January 2006. Winners and nominees Major award nominees Other award nominees Honorary Goya * Pedro Masó Pedro Masó Paulet (born 26 Januar ...

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Best Film The following is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various films, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Bes ...

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Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to: Film awards * AACTA Award for Best Direction * Academy Award for Best Director * As ...

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Best Cinematography The following is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various films, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best ...

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Best Art Direction The Academy Award for Best Production Design recognizes achievement for art direction in film. The category's original name was Best Art Direction, but was changed to its current name in 2012 for the 85th Academy Awards. This change resulted fro ...

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Best Sound The following is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various films, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Bes ...

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Reyes Abades Reyes Abades (25 July 1949 – 1 February 2018) was a Spanish specialist in special effects. He won nine Goya Awards. Abades worked on more than 300 productions. He contributed to the opening and closing ceremonies for the 1992 Summer Olympics in ...

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Forqué Awards The Forqué Awards or José María Forqué Awards (, also ) are film and television awards presented by the association of audiovisual producers , honoring the best of Spanish cinema and television. History Created in 1996, they are named after ...

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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 ...

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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

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