Lucas (2021 film)

Lucas is a 2021 Spanish thriller drama film directed by Àlex Montoya which stars Jorge Motos as the title character.

Lucas
Theatrical release poster
Directed byÀlex Montoya
Written by
  • Àlex Montoya
  • Sergio Barrejón
Starring
  • Jorge Motos
  • Jorge Cabrera
  • Jordi Aguilar
  • Irene Aula
  • Emma Lainez
CinematographyJon D. Domínguez
Edited byÀlex Montoya
Music bySiddhartha Barnhoorn
Production
companies
  • Raw Pictures
  • Telespan 2000
Distributed byBegin Again
Release dates
  • 4 June 2021 (2021-06-04) (Málaga)
  • 25 June 2021 (2021-06-25) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

In the wake of the death of his father, Lucas, a teenager, accepts an offer to cede own photographs to Álvaro in exchange for money. The latter, an adult man, wants to use them to contact with reportedly "young girls" in social media by means of catfishing.[1][2]

Cast

Production

Lucas is based on the short film of the same name directed by Àlex Montoya and shot in 2012.[5] The film was produced by Raw Pictures and Telespan 2000,[6] with the participation of the Institut Valencià de Cultura (IVC), RTVE and À Punt Media.[7] It was shot in locations of the province of Valencia,[3] including Valencia, El Palmar and La Albufera.[8]

Release

The film opened the Zonazine section of the Málaga Spanish Film Festival in June 2021.[5] Distributed by Begin Again,[6] it was theatrically released in Spain on 25 June 2021.

Awards and nominations
Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
20214th Berlanga AwardsBest FilmNominated[9]
Best DirectorÀlex MontoyaNominated
Best ScreenplayÀlex Montoya & Sergio BarrejónNominated
Best ActorJorge MotosWon
Best Supporting ActorJorge CabreraWon
Jordi AguilarNominated
Best Editing and Post-productionÀlex MontoyaNominated
Best Cinematography and LightingJon D. DomínguezNominated
Best Art DirectionJero BonoNominated
202277th CEC MedalsBest New ActorJorge MotosNominated[10]
36th Goya AwardsBest New ActorJorge MotosNominated[11]

See also

References
  1. Silvestre, Juan (14 June 2021). "'Lucas': Cartel, en primicia, de la cinta de Álex Montoya ganadora en el Festival de Málaga". Fotogramas.
  2. Pinilla, Sergio S. (22 June 2021). "Lucas". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  3. Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (22 June 2021). "Los estrenos del 25 de junio. 'Lucas'. La vida difícil". Aisge.
  4. "La película «Lucas», del director valenciano Alex Montoya, llega a los cines". Valencia City. 24 June 2021.
  5. "La película 'Lucas' inaugura la sección Zonazine del Festival". Festival de Málaga. 4 June 2021.
  6. "'Lucas'- estreno en cines 25 de junio". Audiovisual451. 23 June 2021.
  7. Rivera, Alfonso (24 June 2021). "Crítica: Lucas". Cineuropa.
  8. "Álex Montoya convierte en película 'Lucas', su corto nominado a los Goya". Valencia Plaza. 29 December 2018.
  9. "'Lucas', 'Las consecuencias' y 'El lodo' se imponen en las nominaciones de los Premios Berlanga 2021". Europa Press. 18 November 2021.
  10. "'El amor en su lugar' arrasa en las Medallas CEC con hasta seis premios, todos los principales". Cine con Ñ. 10 February 2022.
  11. "Palmarés completo de los Premios Goya 2022: 'El buen patrón', mejor película". Cinemanía. 12 February 2022 – via 20minutos.es.
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