Title: The Distinguished Citizen
Original Title: El ciudadano ilustre
Year: 2016
Info
- Country: Argentina Spain
- Language: Spanish
- Length: 118 Minutes (1 hour 58 min)
- Genre: Comedy Drama
- Studios: Aleph Media Magma Cine
- Distributor: A Contracorriente Films
Plot
Daniel Mantovani is an Argentinian writer and Literature Nobel Prize winner, he lives in Barcelona since four decades. His novels describe with great skill the life of Argentinian village where he borns and lives all his life and he don't return since he was young and the life of the people that lives there. The city council named Daniel 'The Distinguished Citizen'. Daniel decides to take the naming and he travel to his home but he don't know that his travel will have an unexpected ending. Spanish and Argentinian Co-production directed by Gastón Duprat and Mariana Cohn ('The Man Next Door'). In his cast has Óscar Martínez ('Wild Dales') and Goya winner Nora Navas for Black Bread. The film was selected to compete in the Official Selection of the Venice Film Festival, the only film with Spanish participation opting for the Golden Lion.
Awards
- 2017 Goya Awards: 1 0
Cast
Daniel Mantovani
Antonio
Irene
Nuria
Julia
Gerardo Palacios
Empleado de Romero 2
Videos
'The Distinguished Citizen' Trailer
October 15 2016
'El ciudadano ilustre' teaser trailer
March 14 2016
Photos
Trivia
Spanish Box Office
The comedy movie 'The Distinguished Citizen' was released in Spain with and excellent result at the box office, being in the Top 10 even it only premiered with 65 copies. With this great result, 'The Distinguished Citizen' reaches the best box office sales per copy in the weekend billboard.
Seminci prizes
The comedy movie of Mariano Cohn and Gaston Duprat won the Silver Spike and the Best Screenplay prize at the Seminci (International Week of Cinema of Valladolid)
The Distinguished Citizen
''The Distinguished Citizen'' was selected to compete in the Official Selection of the Venice Film Festival, the only film with Spanish participation opting for the Golden Lion.
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