Memories of My Father
Film poster
SpanishEl olvido que seremos
Directed byFernando Trueba
Screenplay byDavid Trueba
Based onEl olvido que seremos
by Hector Abad Faciolince
Produced byDago García
Starring
CinematographySergio Iván Castaño
Edited byMarta Velasco
Music byZbigniew Preisner
Release date
  • 22 August 2020 (2020-08-22) (Colombia)
Running time
136 minutes
CountryColombia
LanguageSpanish

Memories of My Father (Spanish: El olvido que seremos), also known as Forgotten We'll Be, is a 2020 Colombian drama film directed by Fernando Trueba from a screenplay by David Trueba based on the book by Héctor Abad Faciolince. It stars Javier Cámara as Héctor Abad Gómez.[1]

It was selected as the Colombian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards.[2]

Cast

Release

The film was selected to be shown at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival,[4][5][6] which was cancelled in the wake of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] It was released theatrically in Colombia on 22 August 2020.[8] It landed its international premiere at the 68th San Sebastián International Film Festival.[9] Cohen Media Group released the film in the United States on 16 November 2022.

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2021 35th Goya Awards Best Ibero-American Film Won [10]
8th Platino Awards Best Ibero-American Film Won [11][12]
Best Director Fernando Trueba Won
Best Actor Javier Cámara Won
Best Supporting Actress Kami Zea Nominated
Best Screenplay David Trueba Won
Best Original Score Zbigniew Preisner Nominated
Best Cinematography Sergio Iván Castaño Nominated
Best Art Direction Diego López Won
Best Film Editing Marta Velasco Nominated
Best Sound Eduardo Castro, Octavio Rojas y Alberto Ovejero Nominated
Cinema and Education in Values Nominated
9th Macondo Awards Best Picture Nominated [13][14]
Best Director Fernando Trueba Nominated
Best Actor Javier Cámara Nominated
Best Actress Patricia Tamayo Won
Best Cinematography Sergio Iván Castaño Nominated
Best Art Direction Diego López Won
Best Sound Design Eduardo Castro, Octavio Rojas, César Salazar Nominated
Best Costume Design Ana María Urrea Won
Best Makeup Laura Copo Nominated

See also

References

  1. ^ "Fernando Trueba's Cannes Label 'Forgotten We'll Be' Gets First Trailer". Variety. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  2. ^ ""El olvido que seremos", de Trueba, representará a Colombia en los Óscar". iInfobae. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Memories of My Father - Official US Trailer". ign.com. 31 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Cannes Film Festival Reveals 2020 Lineup: Wes Anderson, Steve McQueen, Kate Winslet & Pixar". Deadline. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Cannes selects lineup for 2020 edition after 'physical' festival shelved". The Guardian. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  6. ^ "The films of the Official Selection 2020". Cannes. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  7. ^ "'El olvido que seremos' de Fernando Trueba, hubiera competido por la Palma de Oro en Cannes 2020". Europa Press. 3 June 2020.
  8. ^ "'El olvido que seremos' se estrena en los autocines". El País. 25 August 2020.
  9. ^ Serrano, Susana (5 October 2020). "'El olvido que seremos', ovacionada en San Sebastián". El País.
  10. ^ "Premios Goya 2021: lista de todos los ganadores". elmundo.es. 7 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Premios Platino 2021: El olvido que seremos, la mejor película; conoce a todos los ganadores". La Razón de México. 3 October 2021.
  12. ^ Zimerman, Gaspar (3 October 2021). "La película "El olvido que seremos" fue la gran ganadora de los Premios Platino 2021". Clarín.
  13. ^ "Estos son los nominados a los Premios Macondo 2021". Revista Enfoque. 28 November 2021.
  14. ^ "'Monos': la gran ganadora de los premios Macondo, los Oscar del cine colombiano". Criterio. 7 December 2021.

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Films directed by Fernando Trueba
Goya Award for Best Ibero-American Film
Platino Award for Best Ibero-American Film
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