Adú

Adú is a 2020 Spanish drama film directed by Salvador Calvo, written by Alejandro Hernández and starring Moustapha Oumarou, Luis Tosar and Álvaro Cervantes.[2] The film premiered in Spain on 31 January 2020.[3]

Adú
Film poster
Directed bySalvador Calvo
Written byAlejandro Hernández
Starring
Production
companies
  • Telecinco Cinema
  • Ikiru Films
  • La Terraza Films
  • Un Mundo Prohibido AIE
  • Mogambo Productions
Distributed byParamount Spain S.L.[1]
Release date
  • 31 January 2020 (2020-01-31)
Running time
119 minutes
CountrySpain
Languages
  • French
  • English
  • Spanish

The film won four Goya Awards, including Best Director for Calvo and Best New Actor for Adam Nourou, from a total of thirteen nominations, at the 35th Goya Awards.[4][5]

Plot

The film intertwines three storylines related to the African immigration to Europe. A six-year-old boy and his older sister make a desperate attempt to flee Cameroon for Europe, waiting on a runway to smuggle themselves inside an airplane's cargo hold. Not far away, an activist against illegal hunting discovers the terrible scene of a dead elephant, its tusks removed. As well as fighting against illegal poaching, he has to face issues with his daughter, recently arrived in the country. Thousands of miles to the north, in Melilla a Spanish city in North Africa, a group of civil guards face a mass assault on the Melilla border fence by Africans desperate to gain access to Spain.[6]

Cast

Production

The film is a Telecinco Cinema, Ikiru Films, La Terraza Films, Un Mundo Prohibido AIE and Mogambo production, it had the collaboration of Mediaset España and Mediterráneo Mediaset España Group and funding from ICAA.[7]

Awards and nominations
AwardsCategoryNominatedResult
Goya Awards Best Film Nominated
Best Director Salvador Calvo Won
Best Original Screenplay Alejandro Hernández Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Álvaro Cervantes Nominated
Best New Actor Adam Nourou Won
Best Cinematography Sergi Vilanova Nominated
Best Editing Jaime Colis Nominated
Best Art Direction César Macarrón Nominated
Best Production Supervision Ana Parra and Luis Fernández Lago Won
Best Sound Eduardo Esquide, Jamaica Ruíz García, Juan Ferro and Nicolas de Poulpiquet Won
Best Makeup and Hairstyles Elena Cuevas, Mara Collazo and Sergio López Nominated
Best Original Score Roque Baños Nominated
Best Original Song "Sababoo" by Cherif Badua and Roque Baños Nominated
Premios Feroz Best Original Soundtrack Roque Baños Nominated

References
  1. "Adú". Catálogo del Cine Español. ICAA. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  2. "'Adú' Review: Netflix film explores migration, border politics through contrasting arcs of white and black protagonists". Checkersaga. Archived from the original on 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  3. "ADÚ". Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. Roxborough, Scott; Szalai, Georg (18 January 2021). "Netflix Drama Leads Spain's Goya Awards Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  5. "Premios Goya 2021: consulta aquí la lista completa de ganadores". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  6. Samanes, Juana (31 January 2020). "ADÚ" (in Spanish). Diario de Burgos. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  7. "Salvador Calvo: "El rodaje de 'Adú' fue todo un reto, todos los días teníamos escenarios distintos"". Cine y Tele. 24 January 2020. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2022.


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