Overview
Rafael, a lonely 40-something butcher, saves a pregnant Marina from an assault by her boyfriend Daniel. Rafael agrees to take Marina in and they happily raise the child together. Years later, Daniel re-enters their lives and turns them upside down.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Goya Award for Best Film (1997)
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Setting
Set in Madrid
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Sequels
Follows Tesis and is followed by The Girl of Your Dreams
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Tote Trenas
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Ángeles González-SindeScreenplay
- Ricardo FrancoScreenplay
- Original title
- La buena estrella
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 30, 1997
- Original language
- Spanish
- Countries
- Spain, Italy, France
Production
Cast
Antonio ResinesRafael
Maribel VerdúMarina
Jordi MollàDaniel
Ramón BareaPaco
Clara SanchísElena
Elvira MínguezAna Mari- Andrea RamírezEstrella (Age 3)
- Lola FrancoEstrella (Age 9)
Francisco MarsóTaxi Driver- Sonia CuellarMarinita
- José DomínguezRamón
Ramiro AlonsoMartín- Cristina ColladoMari Carmen
- Cristina CamisónNurse
- José UrdiainDavid
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