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OUR FILMS
LAS AVENTURAS DE TADEO JONES
LAS AVENTURAS DE TADEO JONES has the highest box-
office takings of any Spanish animated film in history and has
overtaken large animated productions of American studios
such as ICE AGE 4 or BRAVE.
The film tells the story of a dreamer construction worker
who, being confused with a famous archaeologist, is sent on
an expedition to Peru. He is accompanied on his adventure by
his faithful dog Jeff; Sara, an intrepid professor, a dumb parrot
and a cunning entrepreneur. Tadeo Jones tries to save the
legendary lost city of the Incas from an evil band of treasure
hunters. Especially aimed at children and family audiences it
shows that with effort and commitment it is possible to make
your dreams come true regardless of who you are or where
you come from.
LAS AVENTURAS DE TADEO JONES has achieved great
international success reaching first place in the box-office in
various Latin American countries and being released with great
success in Europe and Asia including China. It has received
three Goya Awards -Best Animated Film, Best New Director
and Best Adapted Screenplay -, two Gaudí Awards and the
award for best animated film at the José María Forqué Awards.
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Directed by Sergio Castellitto and featuring Penélope Cruz
and Emile Hirsch, this is an Italian-Spanish co-production which
was released in Spain on 18 January 2013.
The film is based on the novel of the same title by Margaret
Mazzantini, “La palabra más hermosa”, which has been
translated into 22 languages, and tells the story of a woman
who managed to escape from the terrible siege of Sarajevo
with her newly born son. It is a love story which looks at the
humanity of men and women, heroes who despite being in a
terrible situation never lose their dignity, their compassion and
their respect for themselves.
It was in the official competition section of the 60th edition
of the San Sebastian Film Festival and was also shown at the
Toronto Festival in the gala presentation section.
At the time of this report
LAS AVENTURAS DE TADEO
JONES has built up takings in
excess of 36 million dollars and
more than 5 million spectators
in various countries of Europe,
Asia and Latin America