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The Year of the Discovery
Film poster
SpanishEl año del descubrimiento
Directed byLuis López Carrasco
Written byRaúl Liarte
Luis López Carrasco
Produced byPedro Palacios
Daniel M. Caneiro
Ricard Sales
Marta Lacima
Luis Ferrón
Luis López Carrasco
Javier Fernández
CinematographySara Gallego Grau
Edited bySergio Jiménez Barranquero
Release dates
  • 25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) (IFFR)
  • 13 November 2020 (2020-11-13) (Spain)
Running time
200 minutes
CountriesSpain
Switzerland
LanguageSpanish

The Year of the Discovery (Spanish: El año del descubrimiento) is a 2020 Spanish documentary film directed by Luis López Carrasco.[1] The documentary focuses on the social protests that took place in Cartagena in 1992, a struggle of the working class in the context of the implementation of industrial restructuring policies that affected thousands of workers in the Region of Murcia after the collapse of companies such as Bazán, Peñarroya and Fesa-Enfersa, dedicated to shipbuilding and chemical and metal industry.[2]

The film won two Goya Awards, Best Documentary Film and Best Editing, out of two nominations at the 35th Goya Awards.[3][4] At the 8th Feroz Awards, the film won Best Documentary Film, from a total of four nominations.[5]

Reception

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The Year of the Discovery received positive reviews from film critics. It holds a 100% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on seven reviews, with an average rating of 9.5/10.[6][7]

Awards

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Awards Category Nominated Result
Forqué Awards Best Documentary Film Won
Goya Awards Best Documentary Film Won
Best Editing Sergio Jiménez Won
Premios Feroz Best Drama Film Nominated
Best Documentary Film Won
Best Director Luis López Carrasco Nominated
Best Screenplay Raúl Liarte and Luis López Carrasco Nominated
Platino Awards Best Documentary Film[8] Nominated

References

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  1. ^ de la Fuente, Anna Marie (30 November 2020). "Mar Del Plata Festival Awards Best International Film to Spain's The Year of the Discovery". Variety. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  2. ^ "'El año del descubrimiento': la batalla obrera de 1992 que nadie parece recordar". InfoLibre. 28 November 2020.
  3. ^ Roxborough, Scott; Szalai, Georg (18 January 2021). "Netflix Drama Leads Spain's Goya Awards Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Premios Goya 2021: consulta aquí la lista completa de ganadores". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "La boda de Rosa, Las ninas y Akelarre encabezan las nominaciones a los premios Feroz". rtve.es (in Spanish). 10 December 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  6. ^ "El Año del Descubrimiento". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  7. ^ Young, Neil (26 January 2020). "The Year of the Discovery (El ano del descubrimiento): Film Review Rotterdam 2020". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  8. ^ Zimerman, Gaspar (3 October 2021). "La película "El olvido que seremos" fue la gran ganadora de los Premios Platino 2021". Clarín.
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