El arte de morir

Synopsis

Nacho is a young man reported as missing for four years. Neither his family nor his best friends could provide any clues about the place or circumstances under which he disappeared, but everything suggests that he is dead. Nacho was a tremendous talented young man who began to be heard in avant-garde art circuits. His style of painting was deeply influenced by the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch, and focused on one theme: Death. Ivan, Clara, Patricia, Ramon, Candela and Carlos, the six players, lied to the police. One way or another, all involved in Nacho’s death, which occurred in one terrible night that no one has again spoken since ,none of them has forgotten either. Four years later, he reopened the investigation and the commissioner reunites the entire group.
The history of the film presents us with a sinister past in which something evil has happened. This fact has had as the players a group of teenagers, which are involved in the suspicion for the disappearance of a friend that everyone thinks is dead.
Another aspect is that this film marked the big-screen debut of actress Elsa Pataky with a major public success.

Cast

Fele Martínez (Iván.)
María Esteve (Clara.)
Gustavo Salmerón (Nacho.)
Adriá Collado (Carlos.)
Lucía Jiménez (Patricia.)
Elsa Pataky (Candela.)
Sergio Peris-Mencheta (Ramón.)
Emilio Gutiérrez Caba (Quintana.)
Adolfo Fernández (Luis.)
Pepa López (Madre de Clara.)
Mónica Cano (Psicóloga.)
Paloma Juanes (Madre de Candela.)
Javier Paez (Padre de Candela.)

Crew

Directed by: Álvaro Fernández Armero
Writen by: Curro Royo y Juan Vicente Pozuelo
Produced by: Francisco Ramos
Produccion management: José Picazo
Cinematography by: Javier Salmones
Original music by: Bingen Mendizábal
Film editing: Iván Aledo
Art direccion by: Alain Bainee
Costume designed by: Alberto Luna
Make up: José Quetglas
Hair designer: Mercedes Guillot
Sound department : Iván Marín y Polo Aledo
Assistant director: Javier Quintas
Special effects: Reyes Abades
Digital Effects: Esfera
Production company: AURUM PRODUCCIONES, SA con la participación de TVE y CANAL+
Film format: 35 mm. Color. Panorámico
Audience: 821.513
Box office: 3.245.033,36

Awards

- Melie silver at the 2001 Brussels Film Festival Best European Fantastic Film feature
- Nominated for Best Special Effects in the 2001 Goya Awards
- Nominated for Best Song in the 2001 Goya Awards