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| Galician | O que arde |
| Directed by | Oliver Laxe |
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| Cinematography | Mauro Herce |
| Edited by | Cristóbal Fernández |
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| Distributed by | Pyramide Distribution |
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| Running time | 85 minutes |
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| Language | Galician |
Fire Will Come (Galician: O que arde) is a 2019 Galician-language drama film directed by Oliver Laxe. Filmed in the Serra dos Ancares area of Galicia, many of the cast were local people and not professional actors.
Plot
The story takes place in the Serra dos Ancares mountain range in the Galician province of Lugo, in north west Spain. It tells the story of Amador Coro, who has recently been released from prison after a conviction for arson – he had started a fire in the thick forests that cover the local mountains. Returning to live with his mother Benedicta in her farm house, he lives an uneventful life, tending his mother's cows and avoiding unnecessary contact with other people. However, when a large forest fire devastates the area, tensions against him appear due to his arson conviction.
Cast
- Amador Arias Mon as Amador Coro
- Benedicta Sánchez as Benedicta, Amador's Mother
- Inazio Brao as Inazio
- Nuria Sotelo as Nuria
- Rubén Gómez Coelho as Ruben
- Iván Yáñez as Ivan
- Luis Manuel Guerrero Sánchez as Luis Manuel
- Luna as German Shepherd dog
Reception
Critical response
Fire Will Come has an approval rating of 90% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 59 reviews, and an average rating of 7.6/10. The website's critical consensus states: "Deliberately paced yet richly rewarding, Fire Will Come slowly but surely draws the viewer into its unsettling grasp". Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 73 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Accolades
The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Jury Prize. The film competed at the 34th Mar del Plata International Film Festival, the most prestigious film festival in Latin America, where it won the Golden Astor for Best Film.
In 2019, Benedicta Sánchez was awarded the Castelao Medal by the President of the Regional Government of Galicia for her performance as the mother. The medal is awarded to those who promote Galician culture.
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2020 | 34th Goya Awards | Best Film | Nominated | ||
| Best Director | Oliver Laxe | Nominated | |||
| Best New Actress | Benedicta Sánchez | Won | |||
| Best Cinematography | Mauro Herce | Won | |||
References
- "The Screenings Guide 2019". 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- "Fire Will Come". Rotten Tomatoes.
- "Fire Will Come". Metacritic.
- "Cannes festival 2019: full list of films". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- Lodge, Guy (24 May 2019). "Brazil's 'Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão' Wins Cannes Un Certain Regard Award". Variety. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- "Spain's 'Fire Will Come' Wins Mar del Plata Film Festival". The Hollywood Reporter. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- "A corguesa Benedicta Sánchez, distinguida coa Medalla Castelao". elprogreso.es (in Galician). 6 June 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- "O que arde". premiosgoya.com. Retrieved 21 April 2022.