Camino (2008)

The young daughter of sectarian religious fanatics faces a deadly illness soon after falling in love for the first time.

Director:

Javier Fesser

Writer:

Javier Fesser

Stars:

Nerea Camacho, Carme Elias, Mariano Venancio

21 wins & 20 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nerea Camacho	...	Camino
Carme Elias	...	Gloria (as Carmen Elias)
Mariano Venancio	...	José
Manuela Vellés	...	Nuria
Lola Casamayor	...	Tía Marita
Ana Gracia	...	Inés
Pepe Ocio	...	Don Miguel Ángel
Jordi Dauder	...	Don Luis
Emilio Gavira	...	Mr. Meebles
Lucas Manzano	...	Cuco
Claudia Otero	...	Begoña
Miriam Raya	...	Elena
Juanma Lara	...	Doctor Bernaola (as Juan Manuel Lara)
Alfonso Torregrosa	...	Doctor 1 Clínica Navarra
Fernando Carrera	...	Doctor 2 Clínica Navarra

Storyline

Inspired by real events, it is an emotional adventure that revolves around Nerea Camacho, an eleven-year-old believing girl, who faces two facts that are completely new to her: falling in love and dying. The film begins at the time of his death and then go back five months before and tell the story from the beginning of her illness.

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Plot Keywords:

character name as title | love | mousetrap | surgery | religion | 

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Taglines:

A blind faith.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

"Camino" (Spanish for "way") is also the title of the foundational book of Opus Dei (the religious institution portrayed in the film), written in 1934 by Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer.

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Quotes

Camino: Do you want me to pray for you to die as well?

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Connections

Edited from Cinderella (1950)

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Soundtracks

Estoy aquí
Written by Luis Fernando Ochoa and Shakira (as Shakira Isabel Mebarak)
Performed by Shakira
Courtesy of Sony BMG Music Entertainment España, S.L.

User Reviews

Beautiful story perfectly well directed

This is a very intense movie, with a wonderful cast, perfectly directed. I can understand that some people may object to the film, in which it is not telling the story the way they want to hear it or have come to believe it, but that is beyond the point of the film: it is simply telling a story, in a beautiful, tender and positive way. And we must not forget, it is BASED on a true story, but just that, based, inspired on it. What we are presented here is a version, a very beautiful one, of a similar story. I think unfortunately any movie about religion, specially when disagreeing with the faith shown in it, is meant to cause trouble within the people that want to worship in that way. That, fortunately, does not dictate the stories that can be told on a film, and this one is obviously a fantastic one. I myself am absolutely non religious, but I enjoyed the story for being so moving, and loved to see the Opus Dei side of it as I consider it interesting, as I would consider interesting a movie or documentary on a child believed to be the re-encarnation of the Buddha. But be sure, this is no Da Vinci Code here, it is not intended to make a caricature of Opus Dei, it is simply done from another point of view which adds to the interest of the movie: after all a movie about a girl saint done from the Opus Dei (or any other religion) point of view would be not only terribly propagandistic, but also much more boring.

Details

Official Sites:

Official [Spain]

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

17 October 2008 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Um Caminho de Luz

Filming Locations:

Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mediapro, Películas Pendelton

Technical Specs

Runtime:

138 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1