Plenilune

Plenilune (Plenilunio) or Full Moon is a 2000 Spanish film directed by Imanol Uribe and written by Elvira Lindo, consisting of an adaptation of the novel Plenilunio by Antonio Muñoz Molina. It stars Miguel Ángel Solá, Adriana Ozores and Juan Diego Botto alongside Fernando Fernán Gómez, Charo López, Chete Lera and María Galiana.

Plot
Arriving to a sleepy provincial city of northern Spain from the Basque Country, a police inspector with a psychologically damaged wife tracks down (with help from the local coroner) a psychotic misogynist killer of female children, who happens to hate his job as a fishmonger and his family altogether as well. The inspector kindles with Susana Grey, the teacher of a murdered girl, establishing a romantic affair.

Production
The screenplay was penned by Elvira Lindo, adapting the novel by Antonio Muñoz Molina. The film is a Sogecine production. It was shot in Palencia, Castile and León. Produced by Andrés Santana, other crew members included Gonzalo F. Berridi (cinematography) and Teresa Font (editing) and Antonio Meliveo (music). Imanol Uribe said the filming has been very hard for 9-year-old Noelia Ortega, especially in the scenes she shot naked in the river during one of the hardest winters that is remembered in Palencia.

Release
The film was presented in September 2000 at the 48th San Sebastián International Film Festival, screened out of competition. Distributed by Warner Sogefilms, it was theatrically released in Spain on 29 September 2000.

Reception
The screenplay received mixed reviews from critics, whereas the performances earned general acclaim.

Accolades

 * align = "center" rowspan = "2" | 2000 || rowspan = "2" | 47th Ondas Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Spanish Film || Won || rowspan = "2" |
 * Best Actress || Adriana Ozores || Won
 * align = "center" rowspan = "6" | 2001 || rowspan = "5" | 15th Goya Awards || Best Actor || Juan Diego Botto || Nominated || align = "center" rowspan = "5" |
 * Best Actress || Adriana Ozores || Nominated
 * Best Original Score || Antonio Meliveo || Nominated
 * Best Cinematography || Gonzalo "Kalo" F. Berridi || Nominated
 * Best Sound || Gilles Ortion, Ray Gillon, James Muñoz || Nominated
 * 10th Actors Union Awards || Best Film Performance in a Leading Role || Adriana Ozores || Nominated ||
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 * Best Original Score || Antonio Meliveo || Nominated
 * Best Cinematography || Gonzalo "Kalo" F. Berridi || Nominated
 * Best Sound || Gilles Ortion, Ray Gillon, James Muñoz || Nominated
 * 10th Actors Union Awards || Best Film Performance in a Leading Role || Adriana Ozores || Nominated ||
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 * 10th Actors Union Awards || Best Film Performance in a Leading Role || Adriana Ozores || Nominated ||
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