Nora's Will was the big winner at the 52nd Annual Ariel Awards, held in Mexico City this year on Tuesday, April 13th. The Ariel Awards are Mexico's most prestigious film prize (equivalent to the Academy Awards), and this year the Mexican Film Academy named Cinco Dias Sin Nora (Nora's Will) the Best Picture of the Year!
The film took home awards in 6 other categories as well:
Best Original Screenplay
Best Actor (Fernando Lujan)
Best Supporting Actress (Angelina Pelaez)
Best First Film
Best Original Score
Best Makeup
Writer/Director Mariana Chenillo is the first female director to ever win the Ariel Award for Best Picture. Congratulations to all of the winners! If you'd like to read more about the Ariel Awards, read the articles in The Hollywood Reporter and Variety.
Nora's Will was also recently featured in the Florida Jewish Journal:
Mariana Chenillo, the film's director and screenwriter, said that even though the story takes place within the context of the Mexican Jewish community, it is not a story about religion or one meant to reach only a specific audience.
"This is a love story that could happen within any family and I believe that the fact that it is so specific is what makes it universal," she said." I also think that the film portraits contemporary Mexico in many ways by showing how we understand death and how we continue to make dead family members part of daily lives."
Don't miss your chance to see this award-winning film for yourself! Nora's Will is now playing in Miami, and starts next week in Boca Raton and Delray Beach, Florida!
Now Playing!
Tower Theater (at Miami Dade College)
1508 S.W. 8th Street
Miami, Florida 33135
(305) 643-8706
Website
Opening April 23rd!
Regal Shadowood 16
9889 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33434
(561) 482-2296
Regal Delray Beach 18
1660 South Federal Highway
Delray Beach, FL 33483
(561) 272-2900
Watch the trailer for Nora's Will here. (Now with English subtitles!)
For more information about Nora's Will, visit Menemsha Films!
I haven't watched but I heard that it is quite good. I will wait until netflix release. because I canceled my cable subscription.
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