Holy Camp!

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. As of November 2020, the film is available to view on Netflix.

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 by
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

Plot

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

Production

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]

Reception

At the 32nd Goya Awards, Holy Camp! was nominated in 5 categories,[5] winning Best Original Song.[6]

See also

References
  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. "'Holy Camp' ('La Llamada'): Film Review | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  6. "Leiva gana el Goya a Mejor Canción Original » Premios Goya 2021". www.premiosgoya.com. Retrieved 13 November 2020.


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