León and Olvido

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León and Olvido
Directed by	Xavier Bermúdez
Written by	Xavier Bermúdez
Starring	Marta Larralde Guillem Jiménez Gary Piquer Jaime Vázquez l Mighello Blanco Rebeca Montero Nerea Barros
Music by	Coché Villanueva
Release date	2004 (2004)
Running time	112 minutes
Country	Spain
Languages	Spanish Galician

León and Olvido (León y Olvido in Spanish, León e Olvido in Galician) is a 2004 Spanish movie.

Plot

León and Olvido are two orphan twin siblings. Their relationship is very contradictory, León has Down syndrome and Olvido loves him, but she thinks she has no choice but to look after him...

Awards

• Premio especial del Jurado en el Festival de Cine Español de Málaga (2004).
• 39th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival: Best Director (Xavier Bermúdez) & Best Actress (Marta Larralde) (2004)
• Public Price in Athens International Festival (2004)
• CineEspaña Festival in Toulouse, Best script, Best Actress (Marta Larralde) (2004)
• Independent Cinema Ourense Festival: Best Director (Xavier Bermúdez) Best Actress (Marta Larralde) (2004)
• Black Nights Film Festival (Tallinn /Estonia) (2004)
• FIPRESCI Price and Special Mention to Guillem Jiménez in Tbilisi Film Festival (Tbilisi, Georgia) (2006)

External links

• León and Olvido at IMDb
• Synopsis of the film of the Karlovy Vary IFF
• (in Spanish)Information
• (in Spanish)Information