'El 47': Catalan film most seen in cinemas in the last 40 years

Produced by The Mediapro Studio, distributed by A Contracorriente Films and directed by Marcel Barrena, 'El 47' inscribes its name in the history of Spanish cinema by becoming the most viewed film in Catalan in cinemas in the last 40 years and the only film in Catalan that has reached number 1 at the box office in more than fifteen years.

The feature film, which is still in theaters, has already surpassed 457,093 spectators computed to date, which makes it the film in catalan most seen in theaters in recent years 42 years. According to data from the Cinema Yearbook of the Ministry of Culture, to find a film in Catalan that surpassed the viewer data of The 47 we have to go back to 1982 with Diamond Square, by Francesc Betriu, which reached 503,835 total viewers.

Released on September 6, the film has accumulated more than 2,923,950 million euros at the box office. Pending nominations for other major Spanish film awards, the film is a candidate in the categories for Best Fiction Feature Film and the Film and Education in Values ​​Award at the 30th edition of the Forqué Awards which each year are awarded by the members of EGEDA and whose gala will take place in Madrid on December 14.

Marcel Barrena (Mediterranean, winner of three Goya awards; 100 metros, winner of two Gaudí awards, and Petit Mountain, nominated for the Goya for best documentary) is the director of the film and author of the script, which he wrote in collaboration with Alberto Marini (The stranger, While you sleep). Next to Eduard Fernandez, the cast is completed by Clara Segura, Zoe Bonafonte), Salva Reina, Carlos Cuevas, Betsy Túrnez, Oscar de la Fuente and Aimar Vega.

The 47 has the notable participation of Movistar Plus+, the support of ICEC, the participation of RTVE and 3Cat, with the participation of Triodos Bank and the financing of ICO. The Mediapro Studio Distribution He is responsible for international sales.

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