Adú

Adú
Adú
	Film poster
Directed by	Salvador Calvo
Written by
Starring	; Luis Tosar; Álvaro Cervantes;
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	31 January 2020;
Running time	119 minutes
Country	Spain
Languages	French; English; Spanish;

Adú is a 2020 Spanish drama film directed by Salvador Calvo, written by and starring Moustapha Oumarou, Luis Tosar and Álvaro Cervantes.^[1] The film premiered in Spain on 31 January 2020.^[2]

The film won four Goya Awards, including Best Director for Calvo and Best New Actor for Adam Nourou, from a total of thirteen nominations, at the 35th Goya Awards.^[3]^[4]

Plot[]

The film intertwines three storylines related to the African immigration to Europe. A six-year-old boy and his older sister make a desperate attempt to flee Cameroon for Europe, waiting on a runway to smuggle themselves inside an airplane's cargo hold. Not far away, an activist against illegal hunting discovers the terrible scene of a dead elephant, its tusks removed. As well as fighting against illegal poaching, he has to face issues with his daughter, recently arrived in the country. Thousands of miles to the north, in Melilla, a group of civil guards face a mass assault on the Melilla border fence by Africans desperate to gain access to Spain.^[5]

Cast[]

Moustapha Oumarou as Adú
Luis Tosar as Gonzalo
Álvaro Cervantes as Mateo
Anna Castillo as Sandra
Miquel Fernández as Miguel
Jesús Carroza as Javi
Adam Nourou as Massar
Zayiddiya Dissou as Alika
Ana Wagener as Paloma
Nora Navas as Carmen
Issaka Sawadogo as Kebila
Bella Agossou as Safí
Josean Bengoetxea as Comandante Guardia Civil
Eliane Chagas as Leke
Koffi Gahou as Neko

Awards and nominations[]

Awards	Category	Nominated	Result
Goya Awards	Best Film		Nominated
	Best Director	Salvador Calvo	Won
	Best Original Screenplay	Alejandro Hernández	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor	Álvaro Cervantes	Nominated
	Best New Actor	Adam Nourou	Won
	Best Cinematography	Sergi Vilanova	Nominated
	Best Editing	Jaime Colis	Nominated
	Best Art Direction	César Macarrón	Nominated
	Best Production Supervision	Ana Parra and Luis Fernández Lago	Won
	Best Sound	Eduardo Esquide, Jamaica Ruíz García, Juan Ferro and Nicolas de Poulpiquet	Won
	Best Makeup and Hairstyles	Elena Cuevas, Mara Collazo and Sergio López	Nominated
	Best Original Score	Roque Baños	Nominated
	Best Original Song	"Sababoo" by Cherif Badua and Roque Baños	Nominated
Premios Feroz	Best Original Soundtrack	Roque Baños	Nominated

References[]

^ "'Adú' Review: Netflix film explores migration, border politics through contrasting arcs of white and black protagonists". Checkersaga. Archived from the original on 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
^ "ADÚ". Retrieved 3 July 2020.
^ Roxborough, Scott; Szalai, Georg (18 January 2021). "Netflix Drama Leads Spain's Goya Awards Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
^ "Premios Goya 2021: consulta aquí la lista completa de ganadores". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved March 7, 2021.
^ Samanes, Juana (31 January 2020). "ADÚ" (in Spanish). Diario de Burgos. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

External links[]

Adú on Netflix
Adú at IMDb

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[checkersaga-1] "'Adú' Review: Netflix film explores migration, border politics through contrasting arcs of white and black protagonists". Checkersaga. Archived from the original on 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2020-07-01.

[2] "ADÚ". Retrieved 3 July 2020.

[3] Roxborough, Scott; Szalai, Georg (18 January 2021). "Netflix Drama Leads Spain's Goya Awards Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

[4] "Premios Goya 2021: consulta aquí la lista completa de ganadores". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved March 7, 2021.

[5] Samanes, Juana (31 January 2020). "ADÚ" (in Spanish). Diario de Burgos. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

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