The Good News | |
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Spanish | La buena nueva |
Directed by | Helena Taberna |
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Cinematography | Gonzalo Berridi |
Edited by | Nino Martínez Sosa |
Music by | Ángel Ilarramendi |
Production company | Lamia Producciones |
Distributed by | Golem Distribución |
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Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
The Good News (Spanish: La buena nueva)[1] is a 2008 Spanish thriller drama film directed by Helena Taberna which stars Unax Ugalde alongside Bárbara Goenaga and Guillermo Toledo.
The plot follows a young Catholic priest (Miguel) destined to a small village in Navarre reacting with horror to the atrocities committed by the Francoist faction (including Carlist and Falangist elements) during the Spanish Civil War.[2][3]
A Lamia Producciones production, the film had the participation of TVE and ETB.[5] Shooting locations in Navarre included Leitza and Aldaz .[10]
The film had its world premiere at the 53rd Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) on 31 October 2008.[2][11][12] Distributed by Golem Distribución, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 14 November 2008.[13]