Lucio (documentary film)
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Lucio is a 2007 Spanish documentary film written and directed by Aitor Arregi Galdos and José María Goenaga. It follows anarchist Lucio Urtubia's life.
Plot
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The documentary film follows Lucio Urtubia's life, through dramatisation, his own recollections and other people's statements. His father was diagnosed with cancer and was in so much pain that he went to the lengths of asking him to kill him to avoid suffering anymore. After completing a portion of the compulsory military service, he went into exile to Paris, where he met members of the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo trade union. A bricklayer, Urtubia managed to forge traveller's cheques and defrauded Citibank.[1]
Production
[edit]The script was written by Aitor Arregi Galdos and José María Goenaga. The documentary film was a Moriarti Produkzioak, Irusoin and ETB production.[2]
Release
[edit]The documentary film had its world premiere in the Zabaltegi section of the 55th San Sebastián International Film Festival.[3]
Reception
[edit]Diego Galán, writing for El País, considered the documentary to be "magnificent".[1]
Accolades
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2008 | 22nd Goya Awards | Best Documentary | Nominated | [2] | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Galán, Diego (1 February 2008). "Lucio el anarquista". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Lucio". premiosgoya.com (in Spanish). Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Archived from the original on 4 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ "Lucio" (in Spanish). Moriarti. Archived from the original on 4 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.