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Spanish | Terca vida |
Directed by | Fernando Huertas |
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Cinematography | Magí Torruella |
Edited by | Fernando Pardo |
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Distributed by | Tri Pictures |
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Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
Miserable Life (Spanish: Terca vida) is a 2000 Spanish comedy-drama film directed by Fernando HuertasSantiago Ramos and Luisa Martín alongside Manuel Alexandre, Juan Jesús Valverde, Jorge Bosch, and Lola Dueñas.
which starsSet in a working-class area of Madrid, around Hortaleza, the pot follows a group of people trying to get through their difficult lives by playing quinielas (football pools), with their fate pending on the result of a FC Barcelona-Villarreal CF fixture.[1]
The film was produced by Karma Producciones Multimedia, PHF Films, and Vía Interactiva.[3] Shooting locations included Madrid.[6] It boasted a 135 million ₧ budget.[2]
The film premiered at the 26th Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival on 13 November 2000.[1] Distributed by Tri Pictures,[3] it was released theatrically in Spain on 17 November 2000.
Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be "a diverting neo-realist excursion into Impossible Dream territory", otherwise featuring "moments of charm and an attractive central idea" but also a "lack of glam".[3]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2001 | 15th Goya Awards | Best New Actress | Luisa Martín | Nominated | [7] |