Even the Rain
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| Directed by | Icíar Bollaín |
| Produced by | Juan Gordon Pilar Benito Eric Altmayer Monica Lozano Serrano Emma Lustres |
| Written by | Paul Laverty |
| Based on | 2000 Cochabamba protests |
| Starring |
Luis Tosar Gael García Bernal Juan Carlos Aduviri Karra Elejalde Raúl Arévalo |
| Music by | Alberto Iglesias |
| Cinematography | Alex Catalán |
| Edited by | Ángel Hernández Zoido |
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Morena Films
Alebrije Cine y Video Mandarin Cinema |
| Distributed by | Vitagraph Films |
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104 minutes |
| Country | Spain Mexico France |
| Language | Spanish Quechua English |
| Box office | $5.8 million |
Even the Rain (Spanish: También la lluvia) is a 2010 Spanish drama film directed by Icíar Bollaín about Mexican director Sebastián (Gael García Bernal) and executive producer Costa (Luis Tosar) who travel to Bolivia to shoot a film depicting Christopher Columbus’s conquest. Sebastián and Costa unexpectedly land themselves in a moral crisis when they and their crew arrive at Cochabamba, Bolivia, during the intensifying 2000 Cochabamba protests, which their key native actor Daniel (Juan Carlos Aduviri) persistently leads.
The film received nominations and won awards internationally, including an Ariel Award for Best Ibero-American Film and three Goya Awards, one of which was Best Original Score for the work of Alberto Iglesias. Additionally, the film was nominated as Spain’s entry for the 2011 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Mexican filmmaker Sebastián (Gael García Bernal) and his executive producer Costa (Luis Tosar) arrive in Cochabamba, Bolivia, accompanied by a cast and crew, prepared to create a historical film depicting Christopher Columbus's first voyage to the New World, the imposition of Columbus’ will upon the natives, and the subsequent indigenous rebellion by Hatuey. Cognizant of his limited budget, Costa elects to film in Bolivia, the poorest country in South America. There, impoverished locals are thrilled to earn just two dollars a day as extras in the film, and willingly engage in physical labor for set preparation. Costa saves many thousands of dollars by having underpaid extras perform tasks meant to be completed by experienced engineers.
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