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Holy Camp!
Spanish theatrical release poster
SpanishLa llamada
Directed by
Screenplay by
  • Javier Ambrossi
  • Javier Calvo
Based onLa llamada
by Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo
Produced byEnrique López Lavigne
Starring
CinematographyMigue Amoedo
Edited byMarta Velasco
Music byLeiva
Production
companies
  • Apache Films
  • Sábado Películas
  • Lo hacemos y ya vemos AIE
Distributed byDeAPlaneta
Release dates
  • 27 September 2017 (2017-09-27) (San Sebastián)
  • 29 September 2017 (2017-09-29) (Spain)
Running time
108 minutes
CountrySpain
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English

Holy Camp! (Spanish: La llamada, lit.'The Call') is a 2017 Spanish musical comedy film directed by Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo.[1][2] It is the film adaptation of the musical of the same name, which was also written and directed by Ambrossi and Calvo and has been running for several seasons in the Madrid theater Teatro Lara.

Plot

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Sister Milagros and Mother Bernarda are two nuns in charge at the Catholic summer camp La Brújula in Segovia. Mother Bernarda is seeking to modernize and reach out to youth through music, while Sister Milagros is full of self doubt.

The main characters are María and Susana, two 17-year-old girls who are spending the summer at the camp which they have attended since they were little. They both love reggaeton and "Electro Latino" music; but God's apparitions to and calling of María begin to change all their lives.

Cast

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Production

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The co-director Javier Ambrossi and the lead actress Macarena García are brother and sister. The film was produced by Apache Films, Sábado Películas and Lo hacemos y ya vemos AIE and it had the participation of TVE and TV3.[3]

The 'Alto del León' camp in the province of Segovia served to portray the fictional Christian 'Campamento La Brújula'.[4]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2018
5th Feroz Awards Best Comedy Film Won [5][6]
Best Supporting Actress in a Film Anna Castillo Nominated
Belén Cuesta Nominated
Gracia Olayo Nominated
Best Trailer Alberto Gutiérrez Won
Best Film Poster Nominated
32nd Goya Awards Best New Director Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo Nominated [7]
Best Adapted Screenplay Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Anna Castillo Nominated
Belén Cuesta Nominated
Best Original Song "La llamada" by Leiva Won
27th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role Belén Cuesta Nominated [8][9]
Gracia Olayo Nominated
Best Film Actor in a Minor Role Secun de la Rosa Nominated

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Belinchón, Gregorio (28 September 2017). "'La llamada' renueva la fe en la risa, ahora en el cine". El País. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Holy Camp!". Film Factory Entertainment. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  3. ^ "'La llamada' – estreno en cines 29 de septiembre". Audiovisual451. 25 September 2017.
  4. ^ Pastor, Custodio (5 October 2016). "'La llamada' que cambió sus vidas". El País.
  5. ^ Jiménez Román, Adrián (5 December 2017). "Lista completa de los nominados a los Premios Feroz 2018". ecartelera.
  6. ^ Rivera, Alfonso (23 January 2018). "Summer 1993 scoops multiple Feroz Awards". Cineuropa.
  7. ^ "Premios Goya 2018: lista completa de ganadores". eldiario.es. 3 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Blanca Portillo y Javier Gutiérrez, entre los nominados a los Premios Unión de Actores". El Periódico de Catalunya. Prensa Ibérica. 13 February 2018.
  9. ^ "La Unión de Actores y Actrices galardona al zaragozano Jorge Usón por partida doble". Heraldo de Aragón. 13 March 2018.
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