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16 September 2005 (Spain)
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A rural drama set in Obaba, a mythical region in northern Spain, where a young filmmaker struggled to capture the feel of the area, which in turn leads to a wealth of self-discovery. | add synopsis
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18 nominations
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An extraordinary film with an unique theme.
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Pilar López de Ayala | ... | Maestra |
 | Juan Diego Botto | ... | Miguel |
| Bárbara Lennie | ... | Lourdes |
| Eduard Fernández | ... | Lucas |
| Peter Lohmeyer | ... | Ingeniero Werfell |
| Héctor Colomé | ... | Ismael |
| Pepa López | ... | Merche |
| Txema Blasco | ... | Tomás |
| Iñake Irastorza | ... | Begoña |
| Ryan Cameron | ... | Esteban niño |
| Christian Tardío | ... | Manuel |
| Alejandro Jiménez | ... | Ismael niño |
| Julia Torrens | ... | Begoña niña |
| Vanesa Moñino | ... | Merche Niña |
| Pablo Manjón | ... | Tomás niño |
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Obaba - Das Dorf der grünen Eidechse (Germany)
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Canada:100 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Argentina:100 min
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Birjiña Mate
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Obaba is the film that was sent from Spain to the Academy for the foreign language film category. Considering its extraordinary theme with equally unique presentation, it's hard to imagine why it didn't get the Oscar nomination nod. The story tells us about Lurdes, a young filmmaker who travels to the village Obaba to shoot a documentary about its people. Some of the aged inhabitants recall their childhood experiences and these experiences are shown as separate short films. Lurdes tries to co-relate all their stories, in order to do which she slowly becomes a part of Obaba. The village is perhaps meant to be treated as a consciousness, as suggested by the director by his brilliant use of the myth of green lizards as a metaphor.
The film excludes all the typical and clichéd camera angles and shot sequences. For using visual themes, it does many brave experiments. Some of the acting performances are worth mentioning too, for example the actress who played the schoolteacher or the boy who played Esteban. To summarise, "Obaba" was indeed a very refreshing experience for us who often get tired by the same styles of Hollywood hits.