Silvia's Gift
Theatrical release poster
SpanishEl regalo de Silvia
Screenplay by
  • Dionisio Pérez
  • Pilar Gutiérrez
  • Miguel A. Gómez
Produced by
  • Luis Á. Ramírez
  • Rafael Álvarez
  • Xosé Zapata
Starring
CinematographyAlfonso Parra
Edited byPedro Santos
Music byJorge Aliaga
Production
companies
  • Lorelei Producciones
  • Imval
  • El Medano
  • Calatambo Producciones
  • Cinemate
Distributed byLolafilms
Release dates
  • May 2003 (2003-05) (Málaga)
  • 18 July 2003 (2003-07-18) (Spain)
Countries
  • Spain
  • Chile
  • Portugal
LanguageSpanish

Silvia's Gift (Spanish: El regalo de Silvia) is a 2003 Spanish-Chilean-Portuguese drama film directed by Dionisio Pérez. It stars Bárbara Goenaga, Luis Tosar, Víctor Clavijo and Adriana Domínguez alongside Ginés García Millán.

Plot

Silvia, a teenager, has made the decision to end her life and donate her organs - heart, corneas, and liver - to three anonymous people. Prior to carrying out her decision, she records a video diary, confessing her most intimate thoughts of the past year. Carlos, a middle-aged father with an uncertain career, receives her heart. Inés, a girl born blind, receives her corneas, and Mateo, a young man living on the edge of the law, receives her liver. For all of them, this marks the beginning of a new life. However, the reason behind Silvia's decision remains unclear. The video diary is intertwined with the daily lives of the three recipients, gradually revealing the answers.[1][2]

Cast

Production

A joint effort by production companies from Spain, Chile and Portugal,[3] the film was produced by Lorelei Producciones, Imval, El Medano, Calatambo Producciones and Cinemate in association with TVG.[1] Filming began in A Coruña in June 2002.[4]

Release

The film screened at the 6th Málaga Film Festival's main competition in May 2003.[1] Distributed by Lolafilms,[1] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 18 July 2003.[3]

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film (an "elegant meditation on sacrifice") to be "impressively scripted, well-played and thought-provoking".[1]

Accolades

Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
200418th Goya AwardsBest New ActorVíctor ClavijoNominated[5][6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Holland, Jonathan (3 June 2003). "Silvia's Gift". Variety.
  2. ↑ "El regalo de Silvia". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "El regalo de Silvia". elmundo.es. January 2004. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  4. ↑ Hermida, Xosé (27 June 2022). "Dionisio Pérez rueda su primer largometraje, 'El regalo de Silvia'". El País.
  5. ↑ "Candidaturas a los premios Goya 2003". El País. 10 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Ganadores de los Premios Goya 2004". Fotogramas. 16 October 2004.
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