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Nico and Dani

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Nico and Dani
Spanish film poster
Directed byCesc Gay
Written byCesc Gay
Tomás Aragay
StarringFernando Ramallo
Jordi Vilches
Release date
  • 2000 (2000)
Running time
91 min
CountrySpain
LanguagesSpanish, English
Box office$370,562[1]

Nico and Dani (Spanish: Krámpack) is a 2000 Spanish Coming-of-age comedy film about the sexual awakening of two teenagers, as one comes to terms with his homosexuality and the other with his heterosexuality. The Spanish title refers to a form of mutual masturbation that the two practice.

It's a loose adaptation of an original screenplay by spanish actor and screenwriter Jordi Sánchez[2]

Filming took place in the Catalan town of Castelldefels and in various locations in the county of Garraf. The DVD offers short features on the making of the film, theater trailer, interviews with the actors and director, and two music videos made from the film. The film is unrated in its USA release.

Plot

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Nico and Dani are 17-year-old friends spending the summer together at Dani's parent's beach house, while his parents are traveling. They aim to meet girls and lose their virginity, and in the meantime they practice mutual masturbation and other sexual practices. They meet a pair of cousins, Berta and Elena. Nico is much more interested in Elena than Dani is in Berta. Nico has sex with Elena, making Dani jealous of her.

Dani realizes he is in love with Nico and tells him this, causing an argument. Dani then goes out to get drunk and meets a gay writer friend of his father. After having dinner and sailing with him, Dani proposes that the two have sex, but runs away and returns home to Nico. The friends reconcile by the end of the summer.

Cast

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  • Fernando Ramallo as Dani
  • Jordi Vilches as Nico
  • Marieta Orozco as Elena
  • Esther Nubiola as Berta
  • Chisco Amado as Julián
  • Ana Gracia as Sonia
  • Myriam Mézières as Marianne
  • Muntsa Alcañiz as Dani's mother
  • Jesús Garay as Dani's father
  • Mingo Ràfols as Arturo
  • Pau Durà as Mario
  • Eduardo González as the Waiter

Accolades

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Nico and Dani was nominated for, and won, several awards in spanish and international award ceremonies and festivals, also being honored for its LGBT representation. In fact, Nico and Dani was the first movie to receive the Sebastiane Award delivered during the San Sebastián International Film Festival.[3]

Award/Film Festival Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Reference(s)
Bogotá Film Festival 10-18 October 2000 Golden Precolumbian Circle Cesc Gay Nominated [4]
Silver Precolumbian Circle Cesc Gay Won
Bratislava International Film Festival 1-9 December 2000 Grand Prix Cesc Gay Nominated [5]
Cannes Film Festival 14-25 May 2000 Special Award of the Youth Cesc Gay Won [6]
Chicago International Film Festival 5-19 October 2000 FIPRESCI Prize for its sensitive and daring treatment of teenage sexuality Cesc Gay Won [7]
Hamburg Film Festival 2000 Golden Tesafilm Roll Cesc Gay Won [8]
GLAAD Media Awards 2002 Outstanding Film - Limited Release Nominated [9]
Goya Awards 2001 Best Adapted Screenplay (Mejor Guión Adaptado) Cesc Gay, Tomàs Aragay Nominated [10]
Best New Actor (Mejor Actor Revelación) Jordi Vilches Nominated
Best New Director (Mejor Director Novel) Cesc Gay Nominated
Málaga Spanish FIlm Festival 2000 Best Director Cesc Gay Won [11]
Special mention for his performance Jordi Vilches Won
Best film Cesc Gay Nominated
Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 2001 Special Jury Award for outstanding achievement Cesc Gay Won [12]
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2000 Sebastiane award Cesc Gay Won [13]
Stockholm Film Festival 2000 Honorable Mention Cesc Gay Won [14]
Bronze Horse Cesc Gay Nominated
Mostra de València-Cinema del Mediterrani 2000 Best First Work Cesc Gay Won [15]
Butaca Awards 2000 Best Catalan Film (Millor película catalana) Cesc Gay Won [16]
Best Catalan Film Actor (Millor actor català de cinema) Jordi Vilches Nominated
Turia Awards 2001 Best Spanish Film Cesc Gay Won [17]

References

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  1. ^ Nico and Dani - Box Office Mojo Retrieved 2010-05-27.
  2. ^ Jordi Sànchez, Kràmpack. Mareig, Barcelona, Institut del Teatre, 1995.
  3. ^ "Geisemuá Magazine n.1", San Sebastian, March 2001
  4. ^ "Bogota Film Festival (2000)". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  5. ^ "Bratislava International Film Festival (2000)". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  6. ^ "Cannes Film Festival (2000)". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  7. ^ "Chicago International Film Festival (2000)". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  8. ^ "Hamburg Film Festival (2000)". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  9. ^ "GLAAD Media Awards (2002)". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  10. ^ "Goya Awards (2001)". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  11. ^ "Málaga Spanish Film Festival (2000)". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  12. ^ "Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (2000)". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  13. ^ "San Sebastián International Film Festival (2000)". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  14. ^ "Stockholm Film Festival (2000)". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  15. ^ "Mostra de València-Cinema del Mediterrani (2000)". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  16. ^ "Butaca Awards (2000)". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  17. ^ "Turia Awards (2000)". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
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