The Good News (film)

The Good News
The Good News
	Theatrical release poster
Spanish	La buena nueva
Directed by	Helena Taberna
Screenplay by	Helena Taberna; Andrés Martorell;
Produced by	Helena Taberna; Iker Ganuza;
Starring	Unax Ugalde; Bárbara Goenaga; Guillermo Toledo;
Cinematography	Gonzalo Berridi
Edited by	Nino Martínez Sosa
Music by	Ángel Ilarramendi
Production; company	Lamia Producciones
Distributed by	Golem Distribución
Release dates	31 October 2008 (Seminci); 14 November 2008 (Spain);
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

The Good News (Spanish: La buena nueva)[1] is a 2008 Spanish thriller drama film directed by Helena Taberna which stars Unax Ugalde alongside Bárbara Goenaga and Guillermo Toledo.

Plot

The plot follows a young Catholic priest (Miguel) destined to a small village in Navarre reacting with horror to the atrocities committed by the Francoist faction (including Carlist and Falangist elements) during the Spanish Civil War.[2][3]

Cast

Unax Ugalde as Miguel[4]
Bárbara Goenaga as Margari[5]
Guillermo Toledo as Antonino[5]
Gorka Aginagalde as Hugo[5]
Mikel Tello as capitán de Falange[5]
Joseba Apaolaza as obispo[5]
Maribel Salas as Resu[6]
Iñake Irastorza as Benita[7]
Magdalena Aizpurua as Antxoni[8]
Susana Gómez as Arantxa[9]

Production

A Lamia Producciones production, the film had the participation of TVE and ETB.[5] Shooting locations in Navarre included Leitza and Aldaz.[10]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the 53rd Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) on 31 October 2008.[2][11][12] Distributed by Golem Distribución, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 14 November 2008.[13]

References

Ibáñez, Juan Carlos (2013). "Another vision: Memories of the Civil War in Coproductions of Recent (Spanish?) Cinema". In Palacio, Manuel; Türschmann, Jörg (eds.). Transnational Cinema in Europe. p. 94. ISBN 978-3-643-90478-2.
Hopewell, John (3 November 2008). "'Estomago' wins at Valladolid". Variety.
Cruz 2010, p. 7.
Pelaz López, José-Vidal; Tomasoni, Matteo (2011). "Cine y Guerra civil. El conflicto que no termina" (PDF). Diacronie: Studi di Storia Contemporanea (7): 23. ISSN 2038-0925.
Pelaz López & Tomasoni 2011, p. 23.
Cruz, Jacqueline (2010). "El nacional-catolicismo, o la Santa Cruzada contra el Evangelio: La buena nueva de Helena Taberna" (PDF). Ciberletras. Lehman College (24): 12. ISSN 1523-1720.
Cruz 2010, p. 12.
Cruz 2010, p. 15.
Cruz 2010, p. 14.
Piudo, Ainhoa (24 October 2008). "Helena Taberna lleva su "buena nueva" a la UPNA".
"Helena Taberna clama por la memoria histórica en 'La buena nueva'". El Mundo. 31 October 2008.
Climent Mascarell, María Luz (1 November 2008). "La Seminci de Valladolid aplaude "La buena nueva", de Helena Taberna". Diario de Navarra.
"Taquillas diciembre. Películas con producción española" (PDF). Academia. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España (152): 2. 2009. ISSN 1136-8144.

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[1] Ibáñez, Juan Carlos (2013). "Another vision: Memories of the Civil War in Coproductions of Recent (Spanish?) Cinema". In Palacio, Manuel; Türschmann, Jörg (eds.). Transnational Cinema in Europe. p. 94. ISBN 978-3-643-90478-2.

[hopewell-2] Hopewell, John (3 November 2008). "'Estomago' wins at Valladolid". Variety.

[FOOTNOTECruz20107-3] Cruz 2010, p. 7.

[4] Pelaz López, José-Vidal; Tomasoni, Matteo (2011). "Cine y Guerra civil. El conflicto que no termina" (PDF). Diacronie: Studi di Storia Contemporanea (7): 23. ISSN 2038-0925.

[FOOTNOTEPelaz_LópezTomasoni201123-5] Pelaz López & Tomasoni 2011, p. 23.

[6] Cruz, Jacqueline (2010). "El nacional-catolicismo, o la Santa Cruzada contra el Evangelio: La buena nueva de Helena Taberna" (PDF). Ciberletras. Lehman College (24): 12. ISSN 1523-1720.

[FOOTNOTECruz201012-7] Cruz 2010, p. 12.

[FOOTNOTECruz201015-8] Cruz 2010, p. 15.

[FOOTNOTECruz201014-9] Cruz 2010, p. 14.

[10] Piudo, Ainhoa (24 October 2008). "Helena Taberna lleva su "buena nueva" a la UPNA".

[11] "Helena Taberna clama por la memoria histórica en 'La buena nueva'". El Mundo. 31 October 2008.

[12] Climent Mascarell, María Luz (1 November 2008). "La Seminci de Valladolid aplaude "La buena nueva", de Helena Taberna". Diario de Navarra.

[13] "Taquillas diciembre. Películas con producción española" (PDF). Academia. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España (152): 2. 2009. ISSN 1136-8144.