we do not know yet which film will represent Spain in the Oscar preselection for best film in a foreign language, but for the moment the candidates have been reduced to three.
As every year the Spanish Film Academy has announced the three candidates to represent the country in the pre-selection for the Hollywood Academy Award previously known as best foreign film, and they are none other than 'Felices 140' by Gracia Querejeta, 'Loreak' by José María Goenaga and Jon Garaño and 'Magical Girl' by Carlos Vermut.
One of these three films will fight for what would be Spain's 20th candidacy for this award and thus try to get the fifth statuette of best film in foreign language for the country, but which of the three will be we will not know until next September 29.
On the one hand we have 'Happy 140' by Gracia Querejeta, a director who already represented Spain only two years ago with the winner of the Golden Biznaga for the best film at the Malaga Festival '15 years and a day ', but without much success, since she did not even pass the first cut facing the golden statuette. His new film tells the story of Elia, a woman who chooses the day of her 40th birthday, who passes surrounded by her loved ones in a rural house, to announce that she is the winner of the 140 million EuroMillion jackpot, something that does not seem like a great idea since that causes the atmosphere to become rarefied.
Another of the films that could represent Spanish cinema at the 88th edition of the Oscars is the film 'Loreak 'by José María Goenaga and Jon Garañor, film shot in Basque that narrates the story of Ane, a woman whose life takes an unexpected turn when she begins receiving flowers at her home weekly. Some flowers that will end up changing as much rise as that of two more women Lourdes and Tere.
Finally and to close a shortlist for the most feminine Oscar, we have 'Magical Girl', new film by the surprising Carlos Vermut, what do you tell us the story of Barbara, a woman with mental problems, who has to resort to the unthinkable to save her relationship with her partner, as a man, also desperate, begins to blackmail her.