Nado sincronizado
| Nado Sincronizado | |
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 Australian poster |
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| Directed by | Bethania Maclean Martin Hernandez |
| Produced by | Francisca Garcia Bethania Maclean Martin Hernandez Marcelo Rojas |
| Written by | Jose Fonseca |
| Starring | Martin Hernandez Taira Court Ricardo Fernandez Josefina Gonzalez Gloria Laso |
| Cinematography | Americo Pesutic |
| Editing by | Pepe Perez |
| Release date(s) |  7
November, 2005 19
January, 2006 25
November, 2006
24 August, 2007
13 September, 2007 13
September, 2007 30
October, 2007
23 November, 2007 25
December, 2007 11
January, 2008 22
June, 2008 |
| Running time | Short Version: 13 Min. Theatrical Version 115 Min. |
| Country | United Kingdom Spain Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Budget | $2,000,000 (estimated) |
| IMDb profile | |
Nado Sincronizado is a
Plot
Nado Sincronizado tells the story of how a teenager spends his remaining evening on Earth: the teen is about to die at midnight as the result of disease. The film shows several scenes of the teen having attacks, and crying for mercy.
In the climax of the film, Martin Hernandez decides to fulfill the suicide pact that he was unable to do before. As midnight approaches, he sits on the couch facing his family picture, listening to the song Amor Eterno, he stands and holds the picture. As the final minutes approach, the adolescent implores God to save him. But as the final seconds approach, the characters overcomes with emotion and simultaneously lets the picture slip away as he slowly looks at the clock. It is at that moment that his life ends.
Cast
- Martin Hernandez as Ricardo
- Taira Court as Michelle
- Ricardo Fernandez
- Josefina Gonzalez
- Gloria Laso
Critical response
The film received rave reviews when it was released in Spain. Fotogramas, the country's top film magazine, gave it a five-star rating.[1] It also received a standing ovation when it was released in Mexico and United Kingdom. Mexican movie actress and critic Ingrid Coronado gave it a rare 5 stars rating, saying, "Hernandez's acting is superlative, full of passion and feeling, the film is something rare, especially considering how fine the screenplay is, a film that's fuller and deeper than the anything else."[2]
Locations
The film takes place mostly in the apartment room in which Martin Hernandez dies. In October 2006, Martin Hernandez re-shot scenes for the movie in Los Angeles's Westfield West Covina mall. [3]
Marketing
At the premiere of Pan's Labyrinth in the United Kingdom, director Bethania Maclean showed the short version of Nado Sincronizado.[4] In one of the trailers there is no narrator or any scene of the film. The U.S. trailer premiered in selected screenings of Hostel: Part II and later a longer version in The Invasion. In the trailer, the narrator says "His life. His story," which was the tagline to the controversial drama film The Hours directed by Stephen Daldry. It was promoted in commercials on TV as "the perfect film."
On the date of the limited release of the film in the United States on August 24, 2007, interviews with director Bethania MacLean and cast members Martin Hernandez and Taira Court were released at HBO[5]. Some unofficial fan-made trailers were uploaded to You Tube, Google Videos and to MySpace.
The short version of the movie will be promoted in the United States on December 25, 2007 in order to gain attention with the public in different parts of the world including Japan, Germany and Italy. The full thirteen minute piece will be offered from the iTunes Store for free. If someone obtains a copy of the movie file from a secondary source that originates with iTunes there must be a valid iTunes account to access and play the file. In short, there appears to be a connection between this promotion and Apple whereby Apple will gain more potential iTunes Store customers with financial information on record. This same promotion was used by the short film Hotel Chevalier in order to promote The Darjeeling Limited.
Awards
Among its awards, it won the "Best Foreign Language film" at the Cinanima Awards, "Best Supporting Actor" at the Ariel Awards, and one nomination for Young actor at the Alma Awards: Martin Hernandez was acclaimed by critics around the world for his role as Ricardo.
Soundtrack
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| Film score by Rocio Durcal | ||
| Released | December 18, 2007 | |
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |
| Producer | Emmanuel Chamboredon Rocio Durcal |
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The score for Nado Sincronizado, by Rocio Durcal, is expected to be released on December 18, 2007. The album used the song The Hours which was also used for another film. Martin Hernandez reported that the soundtrack is dedicated to Rocio Durcal this decision was made by him since she died early 2006.
Track listing
- "Forever Love (Amor Eterno)" – 6:52
- "Las Horas (The Hours)" – 7:44
- "Last Hour (Ultima Hora)" – 3:36
- "The last word (La Ultima Palabra)" – 3:36
- "12:00pm (12:00pm)" – 2:06
- "Alone (Solo)" – 7:12
- "The Pianist (El Pianista)" – 2:06
- "A Tale (Un Cuento)" – 1:55
Trivia
- Director Bethania MacLean has mentioned that she would love to work on a sequel to the film, involving the continued story of Michelle — "Taira Court's" character.
- The Film was released in Mexico the same day as Martin Hernandez's birthday this was on January 19, 2006 .[6]
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