Running Out of Time (1994 film)
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Días contados is a 1994
Spanish
film directed by Imanol Uribe
, starring Carmelo Gómez
and Ruth Gabriel
.
) is a member of ETA
, planning a terrorist attack in Madrid
. He moves into the area under the pretense of being a photographer for the press
. Antonio finds himself falling for his neighbor, Charo (Ruth Gabriel
), a prostitute with a drug habit who is unaware of Antonio's activities. Matters become complicated as Antonio's identity as a terrorist is made public, and Charo's drug-addicted friend Lisardo (Javier Bardem
) becomes an informant for law enforcement.
in 19 categories and won for the following:
1994 in film
1994 was a significant year in film.The top grosser worldwide was The Lion King, which to date stands as the highest-grossing traditionally-animated film of all time...
Spanish
Spain
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film directed by Imanol Uribe
Imanol Uribe
Imanol Uribe is an award-winning Spanish screenwriter and film director.He was born in San Salvador, and is of Basque ancestry. Uribe was married to María Barranco...
, starring Carmelo Gómez
Carmelo Gómez
Carmelo Gómez , is an award-winning Spanish actor. He was born and worked in the village of Sahagún until he moved for his acting studies to Salamanca. He is the recipient of two Goya Awards, for best supporting actor in El método and best leading actor in Días contados.- Filmography:- External...
and Ruth Gabriel
Ruth Gabriel
Ruth Gabriel is a Spanish actress.Daughter of the actor Ismael Sánchez Abellán and actress and writer Ana María Bueno , Gabriel was born in San Fernando, Cadiz, but spent her childhood in Madrid.At 14 years of age, she moved to the United States, where she took interpretation...
.
Plot
Antonio (Carmelo GómezCarmelo Gómez
Carmelo Gómez , is an award-winning Spanish actor. He was born and worked in the village of Sahagún until he moved for his acting studies to Salamanca. He is the recipient of two Goya Awards, for best supporting actor in El método and best leading actor in Días contados.- Filmography:- External...
) is a member of ETA
ETA
ETA , an acronym for Euskadi Ta Askatasuna is an armed Basque nationalist and separatist organization. The group was founded in 1959 and has since evolved from a group promoting traditional Basque culture to a paramilitary group with the goal of gaining independence for the Greater Basque Country...
, planning a terrorist attack in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
. He moves into the area under the pretense of being a photographer for the press
News media
The news media are those elements of the mass media that focus on delivering news to the general public or a target public.These include print media , broadcast news , and more recently the Internet .-Etymology:A medium is a carrier of something...
. Antonio finds himself falling for his neighbor, Charo (Ruth Gabriel
Ruth Gabriel
Ruth Gabriel is a Spanish actress.Daughter of the actor Ismael Sánchez Abellán and actress and writer Ana María Bueno , Gabriel was born in San Fernando, Cadiz, but spent her childhood in Madrid.At 14 years of age, she moved to the United States, where she took interpretation...
), a prostitute with a drug habit who is unaware of Antonio's activities. Matters become complicated as Antonio's identity as a terrorist is made public, and Charo's drug-addicted friend Lisardo (Javier Bardem
Javier Bardem
Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem is a Spanish actor. In 2007 he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as sociopathic assassin Anton Chigurh in No Country for Old Men, and has also garnered critical acclaim for roles in films such as Jamón, jamón, Carne trémula, Boca a boca, Los...
) becomes an informant for law enforcement.
Reception
Días contados was nominated for Goya AwardsGoya Awards
The Goya Awards, known in Spanish as los Premios Goya, are Spain's main national film awards, considered by many in Spain, and internationally, to be the Spanish equivalent of the American Academy Awards....
in 19 categories and won for the following:
- Best Actor (Carmelo GómezCarmelo GómezCarmelo Gómez , is an award-winning Spanish actor. He was born and worked in the village of Sahagún until he moved for his acting studies to Salamanca. He is the recipient of two Goya Awards, for best supporting actor in El método and best leading actor in Días contados.- Filmography:- External...
) - Best Director (Imanol UribeImanol UribeImanol Uribe is an award-winning Spanish screenwriter and film director.He was born in San Salvador, and is of Basque ancestry. Uribe was married to María Barranco...
) - Best Editing (Teresa Font)
- Best Film
- Best New Actress (Ruth GabrielRuth GabrielRuth Gabriel is a Spanish actress.Daughter of the actor Ismael Sánchez Abellán and actress and writer Ana María Bueno , Gabriel was born in San Fernando, Cadiz, but spent her childhood in Madrid.At 14 years of age, she moved to the United States, where she took interpretation...
) - Best Screenplay – Adapted (Imanol UribeImanol UribeImanol Uribe is an award-winning Spanish screenwriter and film director.He was born in San Salvador, and is of Basque ancestry. Uribe was married to María Barranco...
) - Best Special Effects (Reyes Abades)
- Best Supporting Actor (Javier BardemJavier BardemJavier Ángel Encinas Bardem is a Spanish actor. In 2007 he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as sociopathic assassin Anton Chigurh in No Country for Old Men, and has also garnered critical acclaim for roles in films such as Jamón, jamón, Carne trémula, Boca a boca, Los...
)