León and Olvido
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León and Olvido is a 2004
2004 in film
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 Spanish
Spain
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 movie.

Synopsis

León and Olvido are two orphan twin siblings. Their relationship is very contradictory, León has the Down syndrome
Down syndrome
Down syndrome, or Down's syndrome, trisomy 21, is a chromosomal condition caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome. It is named after John Langdon Down, the British physician who described the syndrome in 1866. The condition was clinically described earlier in the 19th...

 and Olvido loves him, but she thinks she has no choice but to look after him…

Awards

  • Premio especial del Jurado en el Festival de Cine Español de Málaga (2004).
  • Czech
    Czech Republic
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     Karlovy Vary International Film Festival: Crystal Globe: Best Director (Xavier Bermúdez) Best Actress (Marta Larralde)(2004) .
  • Public Price in Athens International Festival (2004).
  • CineEspaña Festival in Toulouse, Best script, Best Actress (Marta Larralde) (2004)
  • Independent Cinema Ourense Festival: Best Director (Xavier Bermúdez) Best Actress (Marta Larralde) (2004) .
  • Black Nights Film Festival (Tallinn
    Tallinn
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     /Estonia
    Estonia
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    ) (2004)
  • FIPRESCI
    FIPRESCI
    The International Federation of Film Critics is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world for "the promotion and development of film culture and for the safeguarding of professional interests." It was founded in June 1930 in...

     Price and Special Mention to Guillem Jiménez in Tbilisi Film Festival (Tbilisi
    Tbilisi
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    , Georgia
    Georgia (country)
    Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...

    ) (2006)

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