No Pain, No Gain (2001 film)

No Pain, No Gain (Más pena que gloria) is a 2001 Spanish film directed by Víctor García León which stars Bárbara Lennie and Biel Duran.

Plot
Displaying a far from idyllic vision of the teenage years, the fiction follows David, a teenager who finds out that, like everyone else, he is actually quite of a loser.

Production
The screenplay was penned by the director Víctor García León alongside Jonás-Groucho. The score was composed by Diego San José. Ana Huete took over production duties. An Olmos Films production, the film had a 138 million ₧ budget.

Release
The film screened at the Málaga Spanish Film Festival in June 2001, where it was well received. Distributed by Alta Classics, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 6 July 2001.

Accolades

 * align = "center" | 2001 || 4th Málaga Spanish Film Festival || Silver Biznaga for Best Actor || Biel Durán || Won ||
 * align = "center" rowspan = "2" | 2002 || rowspan = "2" | 16th Goya Awards || Best New Director || Víctor García León || Nominated || rowspan = "2" |
 * Best New Actor || Biel Durán || Nominated
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 * Best New Actor || Biel Durán || Nominated
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