Life Without Sara Amat

Life Without Sara Amat (La vida sense la Sara Amat) is a 2019 coming-of-age drama film directed by Laura Jou from a screenplay by Coral Cruz based on the novel of the same name by Pep Puig which stars Biel Rosell and Maria Morera. It is shot in Catalan.

Plot
The plot is set in a village in the 1980s. Sara Amat, the crush of 13-year-old Pep, is missing. Pep just happens to find her in his room, with Sara asking to stay for a while and subjecting Pep to tests that force him to mature quickly before the end of the summer.

Production
The film was produced by La Xarxa de Comunicació Local alongside Massa d'Or Produccions. Shooting locations in Catalonia included Tàrrega and Granyanella (both in the province of Lleida) and Cerdanyola del Vallès and Santa Eulàlia de Ronçana (both in the province of Barcelona).

Release
The film was presented at the BCN Film Festival on 28 April 2019. Distributed by Alfa Pictures, it was released theatrically in Spain on 12 July 2019.

Reception
Federico Marín Bellón of ABC assessed that the kids' performances are fantastic and that the mise-en-scène displays no superfluous dialogues.

Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, writing that "its storytelling is thoughtful, its youthful actors work suitably well and, overall, it is enjoyable to watch".

Toni Vall of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars writing that the story "improves as the film goes on" and "the ending is open, inspiring, fantastic".

Accolades



 * rowspan = "2" | 2020 || rowspan = "2" | 12th Gaudí Awards || Best Original Score || Pau Vallvé || Won || rowspan = "2" |
 * Best Cinematography || Gris Jordana || Nominated
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 * Best Cinematography || Gris Jordana || Nominated
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