The Distinguished Citizen

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Original title: El ciudadano ilustre
Year: 2016
Running time: 118 min.
Country: Argentina
Director: Mariano Cohn, Gastón Duprat
Screenwriter: Andrés Duprat
Music: Toni M. Mir
Cinematography: Mariano Cohn, Gastón Duprat
Cast: Oscar Martínez, Dady Brieva, Andrea Frigerio, Belén Chavanne, Nora Navas, Iván Steinhardt, Manuel Vicente, Laura Paredes, Gustavo Garzon, Emma Rivera
Producer: Co-production Argentina-Spain; Aleph Media / Televisión Abierta / A Contracorriente Films / Magma Cine
Genre: Comedy. Drama | Literature
Synopsis / Plot: After refusing big and prestigious awards all over the world, Mr. Daniel Mantovani, Literature Nobel Prize winner, accepts an invitation to visit his hometown in Argentina, Salas, which has been the inspiration for all of his books. It turns out that accepting this invitation is the worse idea of his life. Expect the unexpected when you have used real people as characters in your novels.

Awards: 2016: Venice Film Festival: Best Actor (Oscar Martínez); Nom. for Best Film

2016: Goya Awards: Best Hispano American Film

2016: Valladolid International Film Festival - Seminci: 2nd Best Film & Screenplay

2016: Ariel Awards: Best Latin-American Film (ex aequo)

2016: Havana Film Festival: Best Screenplay

2016: Sur Awards: Best Actor (Martínez), Supp. Actor (Brieva) & Original Screenplay

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2017: Fenix Awards: Best Actor (Oscar Martínez). 5 Nominations

2017: 3 Platino Awards: Best Film, Screenplay & Actor (Oscar Martínez)

Critics' reviews

"An enjoyable, if thoroughly predictable story pitting worldly sophistication against rural stereotypes."

Jay Weissberg: Variety
"Superficial but fun (...) the final result looks more like a run-of-the-mill TV project than something that should be seen on the big screen"

Boyd van Hoeij: The Hollywood Reporter
"Mostly it's the script, performances and sure sense of comic timing that make Cohn and Duprat's follow-up to 'The Man Next Door' such a delight."

Lee Marshall: Screendaily

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