Bye (film)

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Bye
Theatrical release poster
SpanishAdiós
Directed byPaco Cabezas
Written by
  • José Rodríguez
  • Carmen Jiménez
Produced byEnrique López Lavigne
Starring
CinematographyPau Esteve Birba
Edited by
  • Luis de la Madrid
  • Miguel A. Trudu
Music byZeltia Montes
Production
companies
  • Apache Films
  • Adiós La Película AIE
  • La Claqueta PC
Distributed bySony Pictures
Release dates
  • 26 September 2019 (2019-09-26) (Zinemaldia)
  • 22 November 2019 (2019-11-22) (Spain)
Running time
111 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish
Box office$2,232,821

Bye (Spanish: Adiós) is a 2019 Spanish drama film directed by Paco Cabezas, starring Mario Casas, Natalia de Molina, and Ruth Díaz.

The film was nominated for three Goya Awards.[1]

Plot

Juan is in prison and is granted a temporary release to attend his daughter Estrella's communion. When he arrives in his neighbourhood, Las 3000 Viviendas in Seville, he realises the violence in the streets. The death of his daughter on the day of her communion uncovers a web of police corruption and drug trafficking.

Eli is a female police inspector and she will be in charge of handling the case of the girl's death but she will have to fight against both the mistrust of her colleagues and Juan, who has decided to take the law into his own hands.

Cast

Production

Bye was produced by Apache Films and Adiós La Película AIE alongside La Claqueta PC, in association with Sony Pictures International Productions and with the participation of RTVE, Movistar+, ICAA, Orange and Junta de Andalucía.[3][4] It was filmed on location in Seville.[5]

Release

The film was presented in a RTVE gala at the 67th San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 2019.[6] Distributed by Sony Pictures,[7] it was released theatrically in Spain on 22 November 2019.

Awards

Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
2020
7th Feroz Awards Best Trailer Miguel Ángel Trudu Won [8]
Best Supporting Actress in a Film Mona Martínez Nominated
Best Original Soundtrack Zeltia Montes Nominated
75th CEC MedalsBest Supporting ActressNatalia de MolinaWon[9][10]
Mona MartínezNominated
Best EditingLuis de la Madrid, Miguel A. TruduWon
Best MusicZeltia MontesNominated
34th Goya Awards Best Supporting Actress Natalia de Molina Nominated [11]
Mona Martínez Nominated
Best New Actress Pilar Gómez Nominated
32nd Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Film Actress in a Minor RoleMona MartínezNominated[12][13]

See also

References

  1. Lang, Jamie; Hopewell, John (2 December 2019). "Pain and Glory, While at War, Endless Trench Lead Goya Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  2. Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (18 November 2019). "Los estrenos del 22 de noviembre. 'Adiós'. La codicia y las cuentas pendientes". Aisge.
  3. "'Adiós' de Paco Cabezas adelanta su fecha de estreno al jueves 31 de octubre". Audiovisual451. 7 October 2019.
  4. "Paco Cabezas clausurará el Festival de Sevilla con su nueva película 'Adiós'". Panorama Audiovisual. 28 October 2019.
  5. "Dónde ver en Sevilla 'Adiós', la película de Mario Casas y Natalia de Molina". Diario de Sevilla. 22 November 2019.
  6. Boquerini (1 October 2019). "'Adiós', una ensalada de tiros aliñada con abundancia de sangre". El Correo. Grupo Vocento.
  7. "Málaga, epicentro del cine español en unos Goya 2020 que estarán pasados por agua". Cine y Tele. 24 January 2020.
  8. "Los ganadores de los Premios Feroz 2020". El País. 17 January 2020.
  9. "'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.
  10. "'Dolor y gloria' logra cinco Medallas del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos". Audiovisual451 (in European Spanish). 21 January 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  11. "Ganadores de los Premios Goya 2020: lista completa". El Mundo. 26 January 2020.
  12. Silvestre, Juan (11 February 2020). "XXIX Premios de la Unión de Actores y Actrices: Lista completa de finalistas". Fotogramas.
  13. "Los repartos de Dolor y gloria y Estoy vivo triunfan en los 29º Premios de la Unión de Actores y Actrices" [The casts of Pain and Glory and Estoy vivo triumph at the 29th Actors and Actresses Union Awards]. Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 10 March 2020. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2022.