Prison 77

FAST FORWARD 2023 / Projections:
11.12.2023 / 21:00 / CIC “Budo Tomović” – Dodest / Podgorica
13.12.2023 / 20:30 / Cinema „Boka“ / Kotor
14.12.2023 / 19:00 / Cultural Centre / Berane


Alberto Rodríguez / Spain / 2022 / 125’

Director: Alberto Rodríguez
Screenplay: Rafael Cobos, Alberto Rodríguez
Editor: José M. G. Moyano
Music: Julio de la Rosa
Production: Atípica Films, Movistar+
Producers: Domingo Corral, Alberto Félez, José Antonio Félez, Gervasio Iglesias
Starring: Miguel Herrán, Javier Gutiérrez, Jesús Carroza, Catalina Sopelana, Xavi Sáez, Fernando Tejero, Catalina Sopelana, Polo Camino, Alfonso Lara, Javier Lago, Iñigo Aranburu

SYNOPSIS

Modelo Prison, Barcelona, 1977. Although the dictatorial regime in Spain had already fallen, political prisoners seemed to have been forgotten. Prison 77 immerses itself in the Spanish penal system precisely during that turbulent period of newfound freedom. In the film, young Manuel, an accountant accused of embezzling an amount equivalent to today’s 1200 euros, is sentenced to an excessive 20-year prison term. He becomes the leader of a movement that unites all prisons in the fight for freedom and the transformation of prison laws, forever altering Spanish society.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Alberto Rodríguez was born in Seville, Spain, in 1971. He studied photography and sound at the University of Seville and worked as a TV producer. His short film Bancos (2000) achieved great success at the San Sebastian Festival. Since then, he has directed several feature films and received several nominations for the Goya Award for the film 7 Virgins (2005). He won two Goya Awards – Best Director and Best Screenplay – for the film Marshland (2014).

FESTIVALS AND AWARDS

  • Permios Carmen 2023 (Spain) – Awards for the Best Movie, Best Director, Best Lead Actor, Best Sound, Best Original Screenplay
  • Cinema Writers Circle Awards 2023 (Spain) – Nominee – Best movie; Nominee – Best actors (Javier Gutiérrez, Miguel Herrán); Nominee – Best original Screenplay; Nominee – Best Cinemtography
  • Fotogramas De Plata (Spain) 2023 – Nominacija za najboljeg glumca (Miguel Herrán) / Nominee – Best actor (Miguel Herrán)
  • Goya Awards 2023 (Spain) – Nominee for the Best movie, Best Director (Alberto Rodriguez), Best Lead Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Srceenplay
  • Spanish Actors Union 2023 (Spain) – Nominee – Lead Performance, Male (Miguel Harran, Havier Gutierrez); Supporting Performance, Male (Fernando Tejero)
  • Feroz Awards 2023 (Spain) –  Nominee – Best Actor in a Leading Role
  • ASECAN 2023 (Spain) – Award for the Best movie – Albero Rodriguez
  • Dias de Cine Awards 2023/ (Spain) – Award Audience – Alberto Rodrigez; Award for the Best Original Score – Julio De La Rosa
  • The Platino Awards for Iberoamerican Cinema 2023
  • José María Forqué Awards 2022 (Spain)