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As young children, Otto and Ana become best friends, leading to the marriage of Ana's mother to Otto's father. When Otto and Ana become teenagers, they begin a sexual relationship, which they hide from their parents. The two fall deeply in love and seem destined to spend the rest of their lives together. However, their relationship is tested when Otto's mother dies and the two are separated.
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- Director
- Julio Medem
- Writer
- Julio Medem
- Studio
- Alicia Produce, Bailando En La Luna, Sogetel
- Released
- 4 September 1998
- Country
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 2 wins, 2 nominations
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See all 4 →2 major awards won · 2 wins from 4 nominations across 1 ceremony
| 13th Goya Awards 1999 | Best Original Score | Alberto Iglesias | Winner |
| 13th Goya Awards 1999 | Best Editing | Iván Aledo | Winner |
| 13th Goya Awards 1999 | Best Original Screenplay | Julio Medem | Nominee |
| 13th Goya Awards 1999 | Best Actress | Najwa Nimri | Nominee |
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4 awards — Lovers of the Arctic Circle
×| Best Editing | Iván Aledo | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Alberto Iglesias | Winner |
| Best Actress | Najwa Nimri | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Julio Medem | Nominee |