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Holy Camp!
Theatrical release poster
SpanishLa llamada
Directed by
Screenplay by
  • Javier Ambrossi
  • Javier Calvo
Based on
La llamada
by Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo
Produced byEnrique López Lavigne
Starring
CinematographyMigue Amoedo
Edited byMarta Velasco
Music byLeiva
Production
companies
  • Apache Films
  • Sábado Películas
  • Lo hacemos y ya vemos AIE
Distributed byDeAPlaneta
Release dates
  • 26 September 2017 (2017-09-26) (Cines Capitol)
  • 29 September 2017 (2017-09-29) (Spain)
Running time
108 minutes
CountrySpain
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English
Box office€2.7 million

Holy Camp![1] (Spanish: La llamada, lit. 'The Call') is a 2017 Spanish musical comedy film directed by Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo in their debut feature. It is the film adaptation of the musical play La llamada, which was also written and directed by Ambrossi and Calvo and ran for several seasons at Teatro Lara. Its cast is toplined by Macarena García, Anna Castillo, Belén Cuesta, and Gracia Olayo.

Plot

Sister Milagros and Mother Bernarda are two nuns in charge at the Catholic summer camp La Brújula in Segovia. Mother Bernarda is seeking to modernize and reach out to youth through music, while Sister Milagros is full of self doubt.

The main characters are María and Susana, two 17-year-old girls who are spending the summer at the camp which they have attended since they were little. They both love reggaeton and "Electro Latino" music; but God's apparitions to and calling of María begin to change all their lives.

Cast

Production

Adapted from the stage play La llamada, Calvo stated that the work stemmed from his wish to tell a "Lesbian love story set in a Christian camp".[2]

The film was produced by Apache Films, Sábado Películas and Lo hacemos y ya vemos AIE and it had the participation of TVE and TV3.[3]

The 'Alto del León' camp in the province of Segovia served to portray the fictional Christian 'Campamento La Brújula'.[4]

Release

The film had its premiere on 26 September 2017 at the Cines Capitol in Madrid.[5] It was also presented at the 65th San Sebastián International Film Festival on 28 September 2017 ahead of its 29 September 2017 rollout in Spanish theatres under DeAPlaneta.[6][7] In its opening weekend in 219 screens, it grossed €0.49 million (73,000 admissions), obtaining the best takings per screen ratio in the Spanish box office.[8] It went on to gross €2.7 million (483,238 admissions) throughout its theatrical window.[9]

For its North-American premiere, it was programmed at the 29th Palm Springs International Film Festival.[10]

Reception

Jordi Costa of El País assessed that the "fortunate" location of the camp "amplifies" the power of the source material, with the film also featuring new and "very appropriate" characters, "innovative solutions", and an "impeccable" cast.[11]

Jonathan Holland of The Hollywood Reporter commended the film as a "lively and touching debut".[12]

Accolades

Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
2018
 23rd Forqué AwardsBest ActressAnna CastilloNominated[13]
5th Feroz AwardsBest Comedy FilmWon[14][15]
Best Supporting Actress in a FilmAnna CastilloNominated
Belén CuestaNominated
Gracia OlayoNominated
Best TrailerAlberto GutiérrezWon
Best Film PosterNominated
10th Gaudí Awards Best Non-Catalan Language FilmNominated[16][17]
Best Supporting ActressAnna CastilloNominated
Best Original ScoreLeivaNominated
Special Audience AwardWon
32nd Goya AwardsBest New DirectorJavier Ambrossi, Javier CalvoNominated[18]
Best Adapted ScreenplayJavier Ambrossi, Javier CalvoNominated
Best Supporting ActressAnna CastilloNominated
Belén CuestaNominated
Best Original Song"La llamada" by LeivaWon
27th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Film Actress in a Secondary RoleBelén CuestaNominated[19][20]
Gracia OlayoNominated
Best Film Actor in a Minor RoleSecun de la RosaNominated
5th Platino AwardsBest First Feature FilmNominated
[21]

See also

References

  1. "Holy Camp!". Film Factory Entertainment. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. Belinchón, Gregorio (28 September 2017). "'La llamada' renueva la fe en la risa, ahora en el cine". El País (in European Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  3. "'La llamada' – estreno en cines 29 de septiembre". Audiovisual451. 25 September 2017.
  4. Pastor, Custodio (5 October 2016). "'La llamada' que cambió sus vidas". El País.
  5. Calvo, Carla (28 September 2017). "«La llamada». Amor y moda de preestreno". La Razón (in European Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  6. "'La Llamada' triunfa en el Festival de San Sebastián". El Economista (in European Spanish). 29 September 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  7. "RTVE presenta 'La Llamada', de Javier Calvo y Javier Ambrossi, en el Festival de San Sebastián". rtve.es (in European Spanish). 28 September 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  8. "'La llamada' debuta en quinto lugar del ranking de taquilla con el mejor promedio por pantalla del fin de semana". Audiovisual451. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  9. Koch, Tommaso (3 February 2018). "Debutantes tras la cámara, expertos en las salas". El País (in European Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  10. Kilday, Gregg (15 December 2017). "Palm Springs Film Festival: Steven Spielberg's 'The Post' to Screen on Opening Night". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  11. Costa, Jordi (4 October 2017). "Por el electrolatino hacia Dios". El País (in European Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  12. Holland, Jonathan (30 January 2018). "'Holy Camp' ('La Llamada'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  13. Sánchez Guerra, Sandra (13 January 2018). "Lista completa de ganadores de los Premios Forqué 2018". ecartelera (in European Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  14. Jiménez Román, Adrián (5 December 2017). "Lista completa de los nominados a los Premios Feroz 2018". ecartelera.
  15. Rivera, Alfonso (23 January 2018). "Summer 1993 scoops multiple Feroz Awards". Cineuropa.
  16. "'Incerta glòria', de Agustí Villaronga, máxima aspirante a los Gaudí". Fotogramas (in European Spanish). 28 December 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  17. "Premios Gaudí: 'Incierta Gloria' arrasa en estatuillas mientras 'Verano 1993' se corona como la Mejor Película catalana del año". Fotogramas (in European Spanish). 29 January 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  18. "Premios Goya 2018: lista completa de ganadores". eldiario.es. 3 February 2018.
  19. "Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Blanca Portillo y Javier Gutiérrez, entre los nominados a los Premios Unión de Actores". El Periódico de Catalunya. Prensa Ibérica. 13 February 2018.
  20. "La Unión de Actores y Actrices galardona al zaragozano Jorge Usón por partida doble". Heraldo de Aragón. 13 March 2018.
  21. "La lista de ganadores de los premios Platino 2018: la argentina "Zama" se llevó tres galardones". Infobae (in Spanish). 30 April 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2026.