# Un amor

Un amor (transl. 'One Love') is a 2023 Spanish drama film directed by Isabel Coixet from a screenplay by Coixet and Laura Ferrero based on the novel of the same name by Sara Mesa. It stars Laia Costa and Hovik Keuchkerian.

## Plot

Freelance translator Nat settles in the countryside village of La Escapa, finding a hostile environment and a cruel landlord keen on sexist microagressions. Neighbor Andreas, locally dubbed as "the German", awkwardly offers Nat free home repairs in exchange for sexual penetration. Nat, despite early reluctance, ends up accepting, paving the way for a self-consuming passion.

## Cast

* Laia Costa as Nat
* Hovik Keuchkerian as Andreas
* Hugo Silva as Piter
* Luis Bermejo
* Ingrid García-Jonsson as Lara
* Francesco Carril [es] as Carlos

## Production

Penned by Isabel Coixet and Laura Ferrero [es], the screenplay is an adaptation of the 2020 novel Un amor by Sara Mesa. The film was produced by Buena Pinta Media, Perdición Films and Monte Glauco AIE with the participation of RTVE, TV3, Movistar Plus+, ICAA, and Gobierno de La Rioja. Shooting locations in La Rioja included Nalda, Ribafrecha, and Villalobar.

## Release

Un amor was presented in the official selection of the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival on 26 September 2023, in competition for the Golden Shell. Distributed by BTeam Pictures, the film released theatrically in Spain on 10 November 2023.

## Reception

Jonathan Holland of ScreenDaily wrote that the film is sometimes "redolent of Coixet's very best work, rippling outwards to touch upon some fundamental, and eternally gripping, human questions about what love is".
Guy Lodge of Variety considered the film to be a return to form for Coixet while pointing out that it is not an "obvious crowdpleasing fare", because of its "commendably complex" gender politics and its "both frank and occasionally disturbing" study of sex as social currency.

### Top ten lists

The film appeared on a number of critics' top ten lists of the best Spanish films of 2023:
* 2nd — El Español (Series & Más consensus)
* 10th — Mondosonoro (consensus)

### Accolades

| Award | Date | Category | Recipient | Result |
| San Sebastián International Film Festival | 30 September 2023 | Golden Shell | Un amor | Nominated |
| San Sebastián International Film Festival | 30 September 2023 | Silver Shell for Best Supporting Performance | Hovik Keuchkerian | Won |
| San Sebastián International Film Festival | 30 September 2023 | Feroz Zinemaldia Award | Un amor | Won |
| Forqué Awards | 16 December 2023 | Best Actor in a Film | Hovik Keuchkerian | Nominated |
| Forqué Awards | 16 December 2023 | Best Actress in a Film | Laia Costa | Nominated |
| Feroz Awards | 26 January 2024 | Best Drama Film | Un amor | Nominated |
| Feroz Awards | 26 January 2024 | Best Director | Isabel Coixet | Nominated |
| Feroz Awards | 26 January 2024 | Best Screenplay | Isabel Coixet & Laura Ferrero | Nominated |
| Feroz Awards | 26 January 2024 | Best Actress in a Film | Laia Costa | Nominated |
| Feroz Awards | 26 January 2024 | Best Actor in a Film | Hovik Keuchkerian | Nominated |
| Feroz Awards | 26 January 2024 | Best Supporting Actor in a Film | Luis Bermejo | Nominated |
| Feroz Awards | 26 January 2024 | Best Supporting Actor in a Film | Hugo Silva | Nominated |
| Carmen Awards | 3 February 2024 | Best Non-Andalusian Produced Film | Un amor | Nominated |
| Gaudí Awards | 4 February 2024 | Best Non-Catalan Language Film | Un amor | Nominated |
| Gaudí Awards | 4 February 2024 | Best Director | Isabel Coixet | Nominated |
| Gaudí Awards | 4 February 2024 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Isabel Coixet, Laura Ferrero | Won |
| Gaudí Awards | 4 February 2024 | Best Actress | Laia Costa | Nominated |
| Gaudí Awards | 4 February 2024 | Best Supporting Actor | Hugo Silva | Nominated |
| Gaudí Awards | 4 February 2024 | Best Cinematography | Bet Rourich | Nominated |
| Gaudí Awards | 4 February 2024 | Best Production Supervision | Eva Taboada | Nominated |
| Gaudí Awards | 4 February 2024 | Best Sound | Albert Gay, Enrique G. Bermejo, Carlos Jiménez | Nominated |
| Goya Awards | 10 February 2024 | Best Film | Un amor | Nominated |
| Goya Awards | 10 February 2024 | Best Director | Isabel Coixet | Nominated |
| Goya Awards | 10 February 2024 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Isabel Coixet, Laura Ferrero | Nominated |
| Goya Awards | 10 February 2024 | Best Cinematography | Bet Rourich | Nominated |
| Goya Awards | 10 February 2024 | Best Actress | Laia Costa | Nominated |
| Goya Awards | 10 February 2024 | Best Actor | Hovik Keuchkerian | Nominated |
| Goya Awards | 10 February 2024 | Best Supporting Actor | Hugo Silva | Nominated |
| Actors and Actresses Union Awards | 11 March 2024 | Best Film Actress in a Leading Role | Laia Costa | Nominated |
| Actors and Actresses Union Awards | 11 March 2024 | Best Film Actor in a Secondary Role | Hugo Silva | Nominated |
| Actors and Actresses Union Awards | 11 March 2024 | Best Film Actor in a Minor Role | Luis Bermejo | Nominated |
| Actors and Actresses Union Awards | 11 March 2024 | Best Film Actress in a Minor Role | Ingrid García-Jonsson | Nominated |
| Platino Awards | 20 April 2024 | Best Director | Isabel Coixet | Nominated |
| Platino Awards | 20 April 2024 | Best Actress | Laia Costa | Won |
| Platino Awards | 20 April 2024 | Best Supporting Actor | Luis Bermejo | Nominated |