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Overview

User Rating:
7.5/10   4,820 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Isabel Coixet (writer)
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Release Date:
21 October 2005 (Spain) more
Genre:
Plot:
A hearing impaired factory worker gives up her first holiday in years and instead travels out to an oil rig, where she cares for a man suffering from severe burns. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
22 wins & 14 nominations more
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User Reviews:
Touching and smart more (44 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)

Sarah Polley ... Hanna

Tim Robbins ... Josef
Sverre Anker Ousdal ... Dimitri (as Sverre Ousdal)
Javier Cámara ... Simon
Danny Cunningham ... Scott
Dean Lennox Kelly ... Liam (as Dean Lenox Kelly)

Daniel Mays ... Martin
Emmanuel Idowu ... Abdul

Eddie Marsan ... Victor

Steven Mackintosh ... Doctor Sulitzer

Julie Christie ... Inge

Reg Wilson ... Factory Manager

Leonor Watling ... Josef's friend's wife
Daphne Brown ... Old Lady on Bus
Muriel Hobson ... Old Lady on Bus
Joshua Miligan ... Child (as Joshua Milligan)
Sheelagh Smith ... Child
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nina Marléne
Peter Wright ... Dullman (uncredited)
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Directed by
Isabel Coixet 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Isabel Coixet  writer

Produced by
Agustín Almodóvar .... executive producer
Pedro Almodóvar .... executive producer
Brendan J. Byrne .... producer: UK
Mauricio Díez .... executive producer
Esther García .... producer
Colin McKeown .... line producer: UK
Javier Méndez .... associate producer
Jaume Roures .... executive producer
Miss Wasabi .... associate producer
 
Cinematography by
Jean-Claude Larrieu (director of photography) (as Jean Claude Larrieu)
 
Film Editing by
Irene Blecua 
 
Casting by
Shaheen Baig 
 
Production Design by
Pierre-François Limbosch 
 
Costume Design by
Tatiana Hernández 
 
Makeup Department
Ainhoa Eskisabel .... hair stylist
Ana López Puigcerver .... makeup artist (as Ana Lopez-Puigcerver)
Ana López Puigcerver .... special makeup effects artist (as Ana López-Puigcerver)
Ana Urosa .... makeup assistant
 
Production Management
Nicolás Tapia .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Victor Cuadrado .... third assistant director
Darren Fee .... third assistant director: UK
Laia Piñol .... third assistant director
Jesús Salcedo .... third assistant director
Andrew Tohill .... trainee assistant director: UK
Dani Torres .... first assistant director
Fernando Trullols .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Alicia Arias .... scenic painter
Stephen Aspley .... swing gang: UK
Jim Barr .... on-set dresser: UK
Samanta Biurrun .... props assistant
Shane Bunting .... prop buyer: UK
Adam Copper .... swing gang: UK
Beverly Craig .... scenic painter: UK
Jorge de Soto .... second on-set dresser (as Jorge fernández de Soto)
Cole Doherty .... construction manager: UK
Aude-Line Duliere .... drawer
Victoria Gómez .... art department trainee
Serafin González .... on-set dresser
Shane Laverty .... swing gang: UK
Sean McKeown .... rigger: UK
Laura Musso .... assistant set decorator
Ivan Nesbitt .... swing gang: UK
Pilar Ordovás .... property master (as Pilar Ordovas)
Montse Palacin .... food stylist
Nigel Pollock .... art director: UK
Sean Scott .... scenic painter: UK
Paul Stewart .... assistant art director: UK
Liam Taylor .... rigger: UK
Ricard Zaplana .... storyboard artist
 
Sound Department
David Álvarez .... assistant sound mixer: Spain (as David Alvarez)
Aitor Berenguer .... sound
Juan Dibarboure .... boom operator
Patrick Ghislain .... sound re-recording mixer
Simon Kerr .... boom operator: UK
Julien Martin .... assistant sound
Julien Naudin .... foley artist: Spain
Fabiola Ordoyo .... sound editor
Deke Thompson .... boom operator: UK
 
Visual Effects by
Félix Bergés .... digital effects artist: El Ranchito
Montse Capdevila .... digital compositor: Molinare (as Montserrat Capdevila)
Nacho Cepero .... digital compositor: Molinare
Carlos Cervera .... digital effects producer: Molinare
Eduardo Díaz .... digital effects artist: El Ranchito
Juancho Fernández .... digital compositor: Molinare
David Flores de Vargas .... digital transfer artist: Molinare
Carmen García .... digital compositor: Molinare
Roberto Girón .... infographist 3D artist: Molinare
Juanjo González .... infographist 3D artist: Molinare
Ñaña González .... digital compositor: Molinare
Tomás González .... digital compositor: Molinare
Pablo Hernández-Meléndez .... digital effects artist: El Ranchito
Juancar Irarrazabal .... digital compositor: Molinare
Javier Jiménez .... digital timer: Molinare
Joaquín Jordán .... digital effects artist: El Ranchito
Javier Luján .... digital transfer artist: Molinare
Edu Mateos .... digital graphic artist: Molinare
Oceano Mateos .... digital compositor: Molinare (as Océano Mateos)
Inma Nadela .... digital effects artist: El Ranchito
Guillermo Orbe .... digital effects artist: El Ranchito
Ferrán Piquer .... digital effects supervisor: Molinare
Pablo Polo .... digital effects producer: Milinare
Johnny Raphael .... digital graphic artist: Molinare (as Johnny Raphael Sardi)
Thorsten Rienth .... digital effects artist: El Ranchito
Rubén Rivas .... digital graphic artist: Molinare
Yela Román .... digital effects producer: Molinare
Rafa Solorzano .... digital effects artist: El Ranchito (as Rafael Solórzano)
Carlos Trijueque .... digital effects artist: El Ranchito
José Miguel Zapata .... digital artist: Orange window
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Alberto Arnal .... best boy electric
Miguel Ángel Bardavio .... camera loader: second unit
Saturnino Beltrán .... first assistant camera: second unit
Raymond Carlin .... grip assistant: UK (as Ray Carlin)
Isabel Coixet .... camera operator
Noah Davis .... clapper loader: UK
Jesús Fernández .... key grip
Juan Manuel García .... best boy electric (as Juan Manuel Garcia)
Kiko Garcia .... still photographer
Emile Girao .... camera loader
Juan Carlos Gorriz .... first assistant camera
Glynn Harrison .... crane operator: UK
Isaías Ibáñez .... gaffer
Conor Kelly .... focus puller: UK
Brian Livingstone .... electrician: UK
Steven Livingstone .... electrician: UK
Sergio Mantecón .... best boy electric
Brett McCrum .... electrician: UK
Giancarlo McDonnell .... electrician: UK (as Carlo McDonnell)
Enrique Pérez .... best boy electric
José Manuel Reboul .... best boy electric
Laura Sanchez-Vizcaino .... video assist operator (as Laura Sánchez Vizcaino)
 
Casting Department
Ana Sanz .... casting: Spain
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laura Agustín .... assistant costume designer
Donna Hughes .... costume assistant: UK
Genovera Leco .... costumer
Roberto Marchetti .... wardrobe assistant
Raimondo Rudilla .... wardrobe assistant
Susan Scott .... costume assistant: UK
Rachael Webb-Crozier .... costume assistant: UK
 
Editorial Department
Felisa Catalinas .... post-production coordinator
Noemí Dulau .... scanner
Florencia Handler .... scanner
David Rocher .... color grader
Pilar Rodriguez .... negative cutter
Óscar Romero .... additional editor
María Jesús Sánchez .... negative cutter (as Maria Sánches-Morate)
Georgia Wyss .... additional editor
 
Music Department
Radoka Rapaic .... vocal coach: Sarah Polley
Miss Wasabi .... music supervisor
 
Transportation Department
Roy McManus .... driver: cast
 
Other crew
Bárbara Peiró Aso .... international relations
Yuyi Beringola .... script supervisor
Bridgeen Bradley .... unit nurse: UK
Brian Breathnach .... runner: UK
Brian Breathnach .... translator: UK
Michael Canning .... production assistant: UK
Stephen Darragh .... runner: UK
Adela Donamaría .... production secretary
Patrick Duncan .... extras coordinator: UK
Diego Farías .... second production assistant (as Diego Farias)
Concha Fontenla .... second production assistant
Covadonga R. Gamboa .... production coordinator
Lola García .... office manager (as Lola Garcia)
Javier Giner .... international relations
Beatriz Gordo .... assistant production accountant
Aaron Gray .... location scout: UK
Simon MacDermott .... animal handler: UK
Ascen Marchena .... production coordinator
Sarah Louise Maskey .... production accountant: UK
Joseph McAuley .... production assistant: UK
Paddy McCarney .... location manager: UK
Marisa Mohedano .... production coordinator
Yuriria Montero .... production assistant
Wally Mount .... location assistant: UK
Rafael Pajares .... second production assistant
Diego Pajuelo .... financial manager
Deborah Palomo .... publicist
Juan Lorenzo Prada .... production assistant
Radoka Rapaic .... dialect coach: Sarah Polley (as Radokja Rapaic)
Javier Ruiz .... administration assistant
María Paz Sancho .... receptionist
Silvia Sancho .... assistant production accountant
Rosa María Serrano .... administration assistant
Óscar Valero .... production accountant (as Oscar Valero)
Nick Walker .... location assistant: UK
Michelle Walsh .... production coordinator: UK
Camille Watson .... production assistant: UK
Aislinn Whyte .... production coordinator: UK
Andrew Wilson .... location manager: UK
Arancha Yusti .... assistant production accountant (as Arancha Yuste)
 
Thanks
John Berger .... dedicatee
Inge Genefke .... dedicatee
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Secret Life of Words (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
La vida secreta de las palabras (Spain)
La vida secreta de les paraules (Spain: Catalan title)
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Runtime:
115 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The story about a nurse named Cora that Josef tells to Hanna is a short-story named "La seņorita Cora" by argentinean writer Julio Cortázar from his book "Todos los fuegos el fuego". more
Goofs:
Factual errors: When she arrives at the oil rig by helicopter, Hanna is not wearing a transit or immersion suit. Wearing this is obligatory when travelling to off-shore installations in the North Sea. more
Quotes:
Inge: Before the holocaust, Adolf Hitler called all of his collaborators together and in order to convince them that he could get away with his plan he asked them who remembers the extermination of the Armenians? That's what he said. Thirty years later nobody remembered the million Armenians exterminated in the cruelest possible way. more
Movie Connections:
Soundtrack:
Coming Back Down to Earth more

FAQ

How does it end?
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54 out of 67 people found the following review useful.
Touching and smart, 2 November 2005
8/10
Author: abeldiaz from Barcelona

Two persons trying to cope with the past: a splendid Sarah Polley and (as always) a great Tim Robbins. This is a smart and very interesting film about the way we try to escape from the past: with love and with words (and with silences). I also enjoyed the rest of the characters: it is amazing how they are described with small details here and there, and you finish the movie wanting to know more about the rest of the cast. Isabel Coixet did a splendid work here of portrayal of the more inner parts of the human soul. Please check the music of the film, the selection is really good and all the songs fit brilliantly in the plot of the film.

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