A Thief's Daughter

A Thief's Daughter
Film poster
SpanishLa hija de un ladrón
Directed byBelén Funes
Written by
  • Marçal Cebrian
  • Belén Funes
Produced byAntonio Chavarrías
Starring
CinematographyNeus Ollé
Edited byBernat Aragonés
Distributed byBTeam Pictures
Release dates
  • 25 September 2019 (2019-09-25) (Zinemaldia)
  • 29 November 2019 (2019-11-29) (Spain)
Running time
102 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

A Thief's Daughter (Spanish: La hija de un ladrón) is a 2019 Spanish drama film directed by Belén Funes, starring Greta and Eduard Fernández.[1]

The film was nominated for two Goya Awards with Funes winning award for Best New Director.[2]

Cast

Release

Distributed by BTeam Pictures,[3] it was released theatrically in Spain on 29 November 2019.

Reception

A Thief's Daughter received positive reviews from film critics. It holds a 92% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 13 reviews with an average rating of 8/10.[4]

Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, finding similarities with the filmography of the Dardenne brothers and the gaze of Isaki Lacuesta and Isa Campo.[3]

Accolades

Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
2019
67th San Sebastián International Film Festival Silver Shell for Best ActressGreta FernándezWon[5]
2020 7th Feroz Awards Best Actress Greta Fernández Nominated [6]
12th Gaudí AwardsBest Non-Catalan Language FilmWon[7]
Best DirectorBelén FunesWon
Best ScreenplayBelén Funes, Marçal CebriánWon
Best ActressGreta FernándezNominated
Best ActorEduard FernándezNominated
Best Production SupervisionMarta RamírezNominated
Best Art DirectionMarta BazacoNominated
Best EditingBernat AragonésNominated
Best Supporting ActorÀlex MonnerNominated
Best CinematographyNeus OlléNominated
Best Costume DesignDesirée GuiraoNominated
Best SoundSergio Rueda, Enrique G. Bermejo, Carlos JiménezNominated
Best Makeup and HairstylesElisa AlonsoNominated
75th CEC MedalsBest New DirectorBelén FunesNominated[8][9]
Best ActressGreta FernándezNominated
Best New ActressGreta FernándezWon
34th Goya Awards Best Actress Greta Fernández Nominated [10]
Best New Director Belén Funes Won

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hernández, Nuria (25 January 2020). "(Casi) todo sobre Greta Fernández, la veinteañera que ya juega en la liga de Penélope Cruz". revistavanityfair.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Belén Funes breakthrough director at the Spanish Awards with A Thief's Daughter". ewawomen.com. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  3. 1 2 Bermejo, Andrea G. (25 November 2019). "La hija de un ladrón". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  4. ↑ "A Thief's Daughter (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  5. ↑ Cabeza, Elisabet (30 September 2019). "Brazilian drama 'Pacified' wins top award in San Sebastian". ScreenDaily.
  6. ↑ "Premios Feroz 2020: la lista completa de ganadores". HuffPost. 16 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "'Els dies que vindran', film guanyador dels XII Premis Gaudí". VilaWeb. 20 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "'Dolor y gloria' encabeza las nominaciones en la 75ª edición de las Medallas del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos". Audiovisual451 (in European Spanish). 3 January 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "'Dolor y gloria' logra cinco Medallas del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos". Audiovisual451 (in European Spanish). 21 January 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Ganadores de los Premios Goya 2020: lista completa". El Mundo. 26 January 2020.