- EXTENDED SYNOPSIS
Estamos en los años ochenta. Pilar, una mujer en torno a los cuarenta, de clasemedia, casada y con tres hijos, pasa de una existencia absolutamente normal atener que enfrentarse con el mayor problema de su vida: uno de sus hijos esadicto a la heroína.Tras la culpa y la vergüenza, después de ver a su hijo convertirse endelincuente y la vida familiar deteriorarse sin remedio, Pilar decide haceralgo más que lamentarse y emprende junto con otros padres un arduo viaje dedenuncia del narcotráfico en Galicia y de la impunidad de los traficantes.HEROÍNA es la historia de la lucha de este puñado de padres y madres contra elpoder político, contra el poder económico y contra gran parte de la sociedad,para demostrar que los toxicómanos son víctimas.A ello se sumará el drama individual de Pilar con su hijo Fito, cuya juventudse va enterrando en prisiones de donde se sale peor que se entra, regidas porun sistema de justicia incapaz de comprender que estos nuevos presos son másenfermos que delincuentes. La relación entre Pilar y Fito es tempestuosa ycontradictoria como la lucha de ambos por sobrevivir.
It is the 1980’s. Pilar is about 40, a middle-class wife and mother of three.Her completely ordinary life changes when she must face the greatest challengeever: one of her children is addicted to heroin.She feels guilt and shame at first. Then her son turns into a delinquent andher family suffers irreparable harm. At that point, Pilar becomes determined todo much more than just suffer in silence. Along with other parents, she beginsthe long hard fight against drug trafficking in Galicia, where the dealers gounpunished.HEROINE is the story of a mere handful of mothers and fathers who wage an epicbattle against those with political and economic power, as well as a large partof society, as they fight to prove that drug-addicts are victims.It is also the story of Pilar and her son Fito. His youth goes to waste inprisons that people leave in worse shape than they entered, run by a justicesystem blind to the fact that these new prisoners are people with an illness,not delinquents. Fito and Pilar’s relationship is as stormy and contradictoryas their struggle to survive.
- CAST
Performance | Name | Role |
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Cast | Adriana Ozores | Pilar |
Cast | Javier Pereira | Fito |
Cast | María Bouzas | Fina |
Cast | Carlos Blanco | Germán |
Cast | Luis Iglesia B. | Juanjo |
Cast | César Cambeiro | José |
Cast | Mercedes Castro | Sofía |
Cast | Rosa Álvarez | Teresa |
Cast | Camila Bossa | Gloria |
Cast | Alfonso Agra | Portugués |
Cast | Carlos Sante | Doro |
Cast | Lois Soaxe | Legionario |
Cast | Dani Currás | Javi gitano |
Cast | Víctor Vázquez | Manuel |
Cast | Miguel Bua | Esteban |
- CREW
Performance | Name | Notes |
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Production | Pancho Casal | |
Production | Mariela Besuievsky | |
Directed by | Herrero, Gerardo | |
Executive Production | Carmen De Miguel | |
Executive Production | Gerardo Herrero | |
Line Production | Josean Gómez | |
Production Manager | Eva Taboada | |
Screenplay | Ángeles González-Sinde | |
Cinematography | Alfredo Mayo (A.E.C.) | |
Score | Lucio Godoy | |
Film Editing | Carmen Frías | |
Production Design - Art Direction | Marta Villar | |
Costume | Figurinista/Costume Design: | |
Costume | Estibaliz Markiegui | |
Costume | Jefa De Vestuario/Costume: | |
Costume | Marta Anta | |
Sound Mixer | Jorge Ruiz | |
Sound Design | Arturo García | |
Re-recording mixer | Carlos Garrido | |
Assistant Director | Carlos Gras | |
Casting | Camilla-Valentine Isola | |
Casting | Carlos Gras | |
Casting | Alberto Tomé | |
Casting | Sandra Montes | |
Make-up | Sylvie Imbert | |
Hairdressing | Juan Carlos Álvarez | |
Special Effects | Efe X | |
Camera Operators | Daniel Fernández |
- FILM & TRAILER RATINGS
Film Rating | Duration | Certification |
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES UNDER 13 | 115 min. | 4/19/2005 |
Trailer Rating | Runtime | Certification |
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GENERAL AUDIENCES | 3 min. seg. | 1/27/2005 |
Video Rating | Runtime | Certification |
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES UNDER 13 | 115 min. seg. | 10/5/2005 |
- PUBLIC GRANTS
Grant | Amount |
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Grants - Amortisation of Feature Films - General | 761,537.91 € |
Grants - Preservation of negatives and original supports | 14,268.70 € |
Grants - Reducing interest - Production | 29,149.08 € |
- CREW
Tag | Information |
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Year of the Spanish Films Catalogue | 2005 |
Production year | 2005 |
Length | Largometraje |
Film Formats | 35 mm. |
Running time | 115 minutos |
Original footage | 3.116 metros |
Sound Studios | CINEARTE |
Emulsion | Color Fujifilm |
Aspect ratio | Panorámico 1:1,85 |
Laboratories | FOTOFILM MADRID, S.A. |
Edit Facilities | ESTUDIOS FINISTERRE |
- Film Info
Tag | Information |
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Star-up shooting date | 5/31/2004 |
Ending shooting date | 7/23/2004 |
Locations | Spain - A Coruña - (Days: 40) |
- FILM PRODUCTION COMPANIES
- DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES & INFO
- Festivals and Awards
Awards | Section | Person / Company |
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Premios Mestre Mateo 05 Del Audiovisual Gallego | Mejor actor secundario (Carlos Blanco) y mejor actriz secundaria (María Bouzas) |