Underplayed Gems

Loreak (2014)

Loreak poster
Directed by
Jon Garaño, Jose Mari Goenaga
Genre
drama film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 39m
Rated
7
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 66 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman starts receiving flowers from an anonymous sender. This small mystery affects her life and the lives of those around her in unexpected ways.

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What happens

Loreak, released in the US as Flowers, is a 2014 Basque-language Spanish drama film directed by Jon Garaño and Jose Mari Goenaga. It premiered in the Official Section of the 2014 San Sebastián International Film Festival, and was also screened at the 2014 BFI London Film Festival, the 2014 Zurich Film Festival, the 2014 Tokyo International Film Festival and the 2015 Palm Springs International Film Festival. It became the first Basque language film nominated for the Goya Award for Best Film. It was selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, being the first Basque language film to do it, but was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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