Biutiful
Synopsis
Biutiful is a love story between a father and his children. This is the journey of Uxbal (Javier Bardem EAT PRAY LOVE, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN), a conflicted man who struggles to reconcile fatherhood, love, spirituality, crime, guilt and mortality amidst the dangerous underworld of modern Barcelona. His livelihood is earned out of bounds, his sacrifices for his children know no bounds. Like life itself, this is a circular tale that ends where it begins. As fate encircles him and thresholds are crossed, a dim, redemptive road brightens, illuminating the inheritances bestowed from father to child, and the paternal guiding hand that navigates life’s corridors, whether bright, bad – or biutiful.
Nomination Categories
Best Film
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Jon Kilik, Fernando Bovaira
Film Not In The English Language
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Jon Kilik, Fernando Bovaira
Director
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Leading Actor
Javier Bardem
Supporting Actor
Eduard Fernández, Taisheng Cheng, Cheikh Ndiaye, Jin Luo
Supporting Actress
Maricel Álvarez, Hanaa Bouchaib, Diaryatou Daff
Original Screenplay
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Armando Bo and Nicolás Giacobone
Original Music
Gustavo Santaolalla
Cinematography
Rodrigo Prieto
Production Design
Brigitte Broch
Costume Design
Paco Delgado
Make Up & Hair
Manolo García, Alessandro Bertolazzi
Editing
Stephen Mirrione
Sound
Bob Beemer, Jon Taylor, Martín Hernández, José Antonio García
Special Visual Effects
Pau Costa, Félix Bergés
Director
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Cast
Javier Bardem
Maricel Alvarez
Eduard Fernández
Taisheng Cheng
Cheikh Ndiaye
Jin Luo
Hanaa Bouchaib
Diaryatou Daff
Screenings
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Press
"Impressively directed and superbly written, this is a beautifully shot, powerfully emotional drama with a terrific central performance from Javier Bardem. Highly recommended"
View London
"A near perfect movie. Javier Bardem is remarkable"
Esquire
"A terrific performance from Bardem"
The Guardian
"Bardem is magnificent"
Total Film
"The best film Iñárritu has ever made"
The Huffington Post
"It’s hard to imagine anyone winning best actor other than Javier Bardem"
The Hollywood Reporter
"A heartbreaking but wonderfully humane fable of life, death and redemption with a career crowning performance from Javier Bardem"
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