The Innocence (film)

The Innocence (La innocència) is a 2019 Spanish drama film directed by Lucía Alemany (in her feature film debut), starring Carmen Arrufat alongside Laia Marull, Sergi López, and Joel Bosqued.

The film was nominated for two Goya Awards.

Plot
Set in a rural area of the province of Castellón, the plot deals about the dilemma of abortion faced by Lis, a teenager who has an unwanted pregnancy imperiling her dreams of becoming a circus artist.

Production
The film was produced by Turanga Films, Un Capricho de Producciones, and Lagarto Films, with additional backing from IVC, ICEC, À Punt, TV3, Movistar Plus+ and ECAM's La Incubadora.

Director-screenwriter Alemany had an abortion when she was 17 and was raised in Traiguera, the main shooting location for the film.

"One of the requirements that I wanted from Lis was that she had big tits," Lucía Alemany said in reference to the main character. "Because there is something there, in that 'two days ago I was a girl, and right now I have something that is sexually super attractive'".

Release
The film premiered at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 2019. Distributed by Filmax, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 10 January 2020.

Reception
The Innocence received positive reviews from film critics. It holds approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on  reviews, with an average rating of.

Awards

 * align = "center" rowspan = "9" | 2019 || rowspan = "9" | 2nd Valencian Audiovisual Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Film || Nominated || rowspan = "9" |
 * Best Director || Lucia Alemany || Won
 * Best Actress || Carmen Arrufat || Won
 * Best Supporting Actress || Laia Marull || Nominated
 * Best Supporting Actor || Sergi López || Won
 * Best Art Direction || Asier Musitu, Bea Toro || Nominated
 * Best Costume Design || Giovanna Ribes || Nominated
 * Best Editing and Post-Production || Juliana Montañés || Nominated
 * Best Sound || Carlos Lidón, Dani Zacarías || Nominated
 * align = "center" rowspan = "10" | 2020
 * rowspan=1 | 7th Feroz Awards
 * Best Supporting Actress in a Film
 * Laia Marull
 * Nominated ||
 * rowspan = "7" | 12th Gaudí Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Catalan-language Film || Nominated || rowspan = "7" |
 * Best Direction || Lucía Alemany || Nominated
 * Best Screenplay || Lucía Alemany, Laia Soler || Nominated
 * Best Actress || Carmen Arrufat || Nominated
 * Best Supporting Actress || Laia Marull || Won
 * Best Editing || Juliana Montañés || Nominated
 * Best Makeup and Hairstyles || Natalia Montoya || Nominated
 * rowspan=2 | 34th Goya Awards
 * Best New Actress
 * Carmen Arrufat
 * Nominated || rowspan = "2" |
 * Best Original Song
 * "Allí en la arena" by Toni M. Mir
 * Nominated
 * }
 * Best Screenplay || Lucía Alemany, Laia Soler || Nominated
 * Best Actress || Carmen Arrufat || Nominated
 * Best Supporting Actress || Laia Marull || Won
 * Best Editing || Juliana Montañés || Nominated
 * Best Makeup and Hairstyles || Natalia Montoya || Nominated
 * rowspan=2 | 34th Goya Awards
 * Best New Actress
 * Carmen Arrufat
 * Nominated || rowspan = "2" |
 * Best Original Song
 * "Allí en la arena" by Toni M. Mir
 * Nominated
 * }
 * Nominated || rowspan = "2" |
 * Best Original Song
 * "Allí en la arena" by Toni M. Mir
 * Nominated
 * }
 * }