The Lovers of the Arctic Circle / Los amantes del Círculo Polar
Director: Julio Medem
Writer: Julio Medem
Production: Spain, 1984
Duration: 112 minutes
Genre:
Drama
Language:
Spanish with English subtitles
Cast:
Najwa Nimri, Fele Martínez, Nancho Novo, Maru Valdivielso, Peru Medem, Sara Valiente, Víctor Hugo Oliveira, Kristel Díaz, Pep Munné, Jaroslaw Bielski, Rosa Morales
Awards:
13 wins and 8 nominations including the Audience Award (Julio Medem) at the 2000 Athens International Film Festival, the CEC Award for Best Editing (Iván Aledo) in the 1999 Cinema Writers Circle Awards (Spain), the 1999 Goya Award for Best Editing (Iván Aledo) and Best Original Score (Alberto Iglesias). It also won the Audience Award for Best Latin Film (Julio Medem), the Golden Kikito for Best Director (Julio Medem), Best store (Alberto Iglesias), and Best Screenplay (Julio Medem) at the 1999 Gramado Film Festival. Likewise, it won the Film Award for Best Actress (Najwa Nimri) and Best Spanish Film in the 1998 Ondas Awards. The film also won the Student Jury Award for Best Film (Julio Medem) in the 1998 Toulouse Cinespaña, and Turia Award for Best Spanish Film (Julio Medem) at the 1999 Turia Awards, plus several nominations.
Synopsis:
Otto and Ana are kids when they meet each other. Their names are palindromes. They meet by chance, people are related by chance. Yet, their destiny cannot be denied. A story of circular lives, with circular names, and a circular place where the day never ends in the midnight sun. There are things that never end, and Love is one of them.