Maktub (2011 film)

Maktub is a 2011 Spanish comedy-drama film directed by Paco Arango (in his directorial debut feature). Its cast features Diego Peretti, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Goya Toledo, Andoni Hernández, Laura Esquivel, and Jorge Garcia, among others.

Plot
A couple in marital crisis formed by Manolo and Beatriz meet Antonio, a Canarian boy with cancer full of zest for life, thereby changing Manolo's life forever.

Production
The film is a Sonrisas que Hacen Magia Producciones AIE production, with the collaboration of Antena 3. Shooting locations included El Guincho (Garachico).

Release
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 16 December 2011.

Critical reception
Jordi Costa of El País wrote that "the worst thing about 'Maktub' is not only its aggressive combination of television aesthetics and sentimentality" "but its thinly disguised status as promotional fiction".

Irene Crespo of Cinemanía rated the film 2 out of 5 stars deeming it to be a "family fable crammed with carols and faith".

Accolades

 * align = "center" rowspan = "3" | 2012 || rowspan = "3" | 26th Goya Awards || Best New Director || Paco Arango || Nominated || rowspan = "3" |
 * Best Supporting Actress || Goya Toledo || Nominated
 * Best Original Song || "Nuestra playa eres tú" by Jorge Pérez Quintero, Borja Jiménez Mérida, Patricio Martín Díaz || Nominated
 * align = "center" rowspan = "3" | 2013 || rowspan = "3" | 22nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards || rowspan = "2" | Best Film Actress in a Minor Role || Amparo Baró || Won || rowspan = "3" |
 * Goya Toledo || Nominated
 * Best New Actor || Andoni Hernández || Nominated
 * }
 * align = "center" rowspan = "3" | 2013 || rowspan = "3" | 22nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards || rowspan = "2" | Best Film Actress in a Minor Role || Amparo Baró || Won || rowspan = "3" |
 * Goya Toledo || Nominated
 * Best New Actor || Andoni Hernández || Nominated
 * }
 * Best New Actor || Andoni Hernández || Nominated
 * }