Tempestad

Tempestad
Film poster
Directed byTatiana Huezo
Written byTatiana Huezo
CinematographyErnesto Pardo
Release dates
  • 13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) (Berlinale)
  • 19 May 2017 (2017-05-19) (Mexico)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

Tempestad (lit.'Storm') is a 2016 Mexican documentary film directed by Tatiana Huezo. It was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[1][2]

Synopsis

Tempestad frequently cuts between the stories of two women.[3] The first, Miriam Carvajal, is an employee at Cancún International Airport. She is injustly accused of human trafficking and is imprisoned at a prison in northern Mexico that is dominated by a cartel. The second, Adela Alvarado, is a circus clown who has searched for a decade for Mónica, her disappeared daughter.[4]

Reception

Critical response

Tempestad has an approval rating of 95% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 20 reviews, and an average rating of 8.1/10.[5] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 78 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]

Awards and nominations

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipients and nominees Outcome
Fenix Awards[7] 7 December 2016 Best Documentary Feature Pimienta Films, Cactus Films, and Terminal Won
Best Documentary Cinematography Ernesto Pardo Won
Best Original Score Leonardo Heiblum and Jacobo Lieberman Won
Ariel Awards[8] 11 July 2017 Best Picture Pimienta Films, Cactus Films, and Terminal Nominated
Best Director Tatiana Huezo Won
Best Original Screenplay Tatiana Huezo Nominated
Best Documentary Feature Tatiana Huezo Won
Best Original Score Leonardo Heiblum and Jacobo Lieberman Nominated
Best Sound Federico González Jordán, Lena Esquenazi, and Carlos Cortés Won
Best Film Editing Lucrecia Gutiérrez and Tatiana Huezo Nominated
Best Cinematography Ernesto Pardo Won
International Emmy Awards[9] 20 November 2017 Best Documentary Pimienta Films, Cactus Films, and Terminal Nominated

See also

References

  1. ^ ""Tempestad", de Tatiana Huezo, la apuesta de México en los Oscar y Goya". eluniversal. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  2. ^ Hecht, John (13 September 2017). "Oscars: Mexico Selects 'Tempestad' For Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  3. ^ Hernández Escobar, Samantta. "Tempestad, impunidad al descubierto". Revista Gatopardo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Press Kit Tempestad" (PDF). Tempestad (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Tempestad". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Tempestad Reviews". Metacritic.
  7. ^ "Premios Fenix Nominados 2016" (in Spanish). Premio iberoamericano de cine Fénix. 2016. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Lista de ganadores de los Premios Ariel 2017". El Universal (in Spanish). Compañía Periodística Nacional. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  9. ^ "2017 International Emmy Awards Nominees". International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 26 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.