# Forever Young (2010 film)

Forever Young (Catalan: Herois) is a 2010 Spanish drama film directed by Pau Freixas [es], who also co-wrote it alongside Albert Espinosa. It stars Eva Santolaria, Alex Brendemühl and Emma Suárez alongside Nerea Camacho and Lluís Homar.

## Plot

The plot concerns a journey back to childhood (during the Summer of 1984) by means of a flashback brought by the memories of a disenchanted publicist (Sala) upon meeting with Cristina, that runs parallel to the subplot in the present time.

## Cast

* Eva Santolaria as Cristina
* Alex Brendemühl as Sala
* Emma Suárez as Gloria
* Nerea Camacho as Elena
* Lluís Homar as Luis
* Ferran Rull [es] as Javi
* Àlex Monner as Ekaitz
* Mireia Vilapuig as Cristo
* Joan Sorribes as Roth
* Marc Balaguer [es] as Colo
* Constantino Romero as Yoda
* Anna Lizaran as Iaia Men
* Albert Adrià as Òscar

## Production

The film is a Media Films and Televisió de Catalunya production. Shooting locations included Palamós, the Sau Reservoir, Gavà, and Dosrius. It was shot primarily in Catalan.

## Release

The film premiered at the 13th Málaga Film Festival's official selection on 22 April 2010. It was theatrically released in Spain on 22 October 2010.

## Reception

Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting "the clarity (and ability) with which it seeks its audience", while citing its certain sappiness as a negative point.
Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía rated it 4 out of 5 stars, welcoming a Spanish film taking a deep dive into a childhood that is neither marginal nor traumatic.
Jordi Costa of El País wrote that even if Freixas and Espinosa's work dives into sheer cliché and cheesiness, it ends up emerging as "a solid commercial product".
Jonathan Holland of Variety considered that "more emotion than sentimentality comes through, despite some string-pulling" in a picture otherwise "all about laughter, tears and kids on bicycles riding through dappled forests".

## Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| 2010 | 13rd Málaga Film Festival | Silver Biznaga for Audience Award | Silver Biznaga for Audience Award | Won |
| 2010 | 13rd Málaga Film Festival | Best Costume Design | Nuria Anglada | Won |
| 2011 | 3rd Gaudí Awards | Best Catalan-language Film | Best Catalan-language Film | Nominated |
| 2011 | 3rd Gaudí Awards | Best Director | Pau Freixas | Nominated |
| 2011 | 3rd Gaudí Awards | Best Screenplay | Albert Espinosa, Pau Freixas | Nominated |
| 2011 | 3rd Gaudí Awards | Best Production Supervision | Inés Font | Nominated |
| 2011 | 3rd Gaudí Awards | Best Art Direction | Joan Sabaté | Nominated |
| 2011 | 3rd Gaudí Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Lluís Homar | Nominated |
| 2011 | 3rd Gaudí Awards | Best Editing | Jaume Martí | Nominated |
| 2011 | 3rd Gaudí Awards | Best Original Score | Arnau Bataller | Nominated |
| 2011 | 3rd Gaudí Awards | Best Cinematography | Julián Elizalde | Nominated |
| 2011 | 3rd Gaudí Awards | Best Sound | Ferran Mengod, Marc Orts, Marisol Nievas | Nominated |
| 2011 | 66th CEC Medals | Best Film | Best Film | Nominated |
| 2011 | 66th CEC Medals | Best Supporting Actress | Eva Santolaria | Won |
| 2011 | 66th CEC Medals | Best Supporting Actor | Alex Brendemühl | Nominated |
| 2011 | 66th CEC Medals | Best Original Screenplay | Albert Espinosa, Pau Freixas | Nominated |