27 Hours (film)

1986 Spanish film
27 Hours
Theatrical release poster
Spanish27 horas
Directed byMontxo Armendáriz
Written by
Produced byElías Querejeta
Starring
CinematographyJavier Aguirresarobe
Music byÁngel Illarramendi
Production
company
Elías Querejeta PC
Release date
  • September 1986 (1986-09) (SSIFF)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

27 Hours (Spanish: 27 horas)[1] is a 1986 Spanish quinqui film directed by Montxo Armendáriz which stars Martxelo Rubio, Maribel Verdú and Jon Donosti, also featuring the collaboration of Antonio Banderas.

Plot

Set in 1980s San Sebastián, the plot tracks three friends (Jon, Patxi and Maite) over the course of 27 hours, two of which are a couple hooked on heroin and the other one works as dockworker.[2][3]

Cast

  • Martxelo Rubio [es] as Jon[4]
  • Jon Donosti as Patxi[4]
  • Maribel Verdú as Maite[4]
  • Antonio Banderas as Santa[4]
  • André Falcón as Jon's uncle[4]
  • Josu Balbuena as Xavi[4]
  • Michel Duperrer as Maite's brother[4]
  • Silvia Arrese-Igor as Jon's sister[4]
  • Michel Berasategui as Jon's father[4]
  • Esther Román as Jon's mother[4]

Production

The screenplay was penned by Montxo Armendáriz alongside Elías Querejeta.[5] An Elías Querejeta PC production,[6] the film was shot in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa.[7] It had the support of ETB.[8] The score was authored by Ángel Illarramendi [es] whereas Javier Aguirresarobe took over the cinematography.[5] The film was shot in Spanish.[9]

Release

The film screened at the 34th San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 1986.[7]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
1987 1st Goya Awards Best Film Nominated [6]

See also

References

Citations
  1. ^ "From Spain, a schedule of double features". New York Times. 27 March 1987.
  2. ^ Ysàs 2004, pp. 68–69.
  3. ^ Lozano, Carmen (11 March 2020). "La Filmoteca rescata cinco títulos del cine 'quinqui' español de los 80". Córdoba.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Ysàs 2004, p. 70.
  5. ^ a b "27 horas". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
  6. ^ a b "27 horas". premiosgoya.com. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  7. ^ a b Fernández Santos, Ángel (20 September 1986). "Montxo Armendáriz, con '27 horas', mantiene la alta calidad de la muestra donostiarra". El País.
  8. ^ "La película '27 ordu', esta noche, en el programa 'Zinez' de ETB1". EITB. 2 August 2017.
  9. ^ Rodriguez 2007, p. 105.
Bibliography
  • Rodriguez, Marie-Soledad (2007). "En busca de un hipotético cine castellano o castellano-leonés". In Berthier, Nancy; Seguin, Jean-Claude (eds.). Cine, nación y nacionalidades en España. Madrid: Casa de Velázquez. pp. 101–120. ISBN 978-84-96820-05-0.
  • Ysàs, Pere (2004). "La primera generación del postfranquismo" (PDF). In Ruzafa Ortega, Rafael (ed.). La historia a través del cine: transición y consolidación democrática en España. Universidad del País Vasco, Servicio Editorial. pp. 51–70. ISBN 84-8373-645-4.