# The 47

The 47 (Catalan: El 47) is a 2024 drama film directed by Marcel Barrena and written by Barrena and Alberto Marini. It stars Eduard Fernández alongside Clara Segura and Zoe Bonafonte.

## Plot

Barcelona. 1978. Incensed by the contempt faced by impoverished Extremaduran and Andalusian immigrant communities in the city outskirts, bus driver Manolo Vital hijacks a vehicle of the 47 bus line, in order to debunk the local government's lie that buses could not reach the Torre Baró neighborhood.

## Cast

* Eduard Fernández as Manolo Vital
* Clara Segura as Carmen
* Zoe Bonafonte [ca] as Joana
* Salva Reina as Felipín
* Óscar de la Fuente [es] as Antonio
* Betsy Túrnez as Aurora
* Vicente Romero as Ortega
* Carlos Cuevas as Pasqual
* David Verdaguer as Serra
* Aimar Vega as Josep
* Borja Espinosa as el Rubio
* Carme Sansa
* Francesc Ferrer

## Production

The screenplay was written by Marcel Barrena and Alberto Marini. The film is a The Mediapro Studio production. It had the participation of Movistar Plus+, RTVE, 3Cat, and Triodos Bank, the backing from ICEC and funding from ICO. It was shot in between June and July 2023. Shooting locations in the province of Barcelona included Plaça de Catalunya, the Barcelona City Hall, and the Torre Baró neighborhood.
Valeria Castro composed the film's main song, "El borde del mundo".

## Release

Distributed by A Contracorriente Films, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 6 September 2024 in 175 screens. It grossed over €240,000 in its opening weekend, with the seventh-largest gross and second-best gross per screen ratio in the Spanish box office.
By February 2025, the film had grossed around €3.4 million.

## Reception

Blai Morell of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be "a splendid film that deals about the neighborhood struggle as an engine of change in the search for the common good", highlighting the "spectacular" work delivered by the "entire" cast as the best thing about it.
Toni Vall of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, considering it to be Barrena's best film, "a work of craftsmanship, everything [in it] exudes authenticity".
Philipp Engel of La Vanguardia, rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, declaring it a "good film, full of good intentions as it appeals to solidarity and civil movements" [rallying no other banner] "than that of just causes", while also pointing out that "it never ceases to be a conventional and predictable" story.

## Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| 2024 | 30th Forqué Awards | Best Film | Best Film | Won |
| 2024 | 30th Forqué Awards | Cinema and Education in Values | Cinema and Education in Values | Won |
| 2025 | 17th Gaudí Awards | Best Film | Best Film | Won |
| 2025 | 17th Gaudí Awards | Best Director | Marcel Barrena | Nominated |
| 2025 | 17th Gaudí Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Marcel Barrena, Alberto Marini | Nominated |
| 2025 | 17th Gaudí Awards | Best Actor | Eduard Fernández | Won |
| 2025 | 17th Gaudí Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Betsy Túrnez | Nominated |
| 2025 | 17th Gaudí Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Clara Segura | Won |
| 2025 | 17th Gaudí Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Carlos Cuevas | Nominated |
| 2025 | 17th Gaudí Awards | Best Supporting Actor | David Verdaguer | Nominated |
| 2025 | 17th Gaudí Awards | Best New Performance | Zoe Bonafonte | Nominated |
| 2025 | 17th Gaudí Awards | Best Production Supervision | Carlos Apolinario | Won |
| 2025 | 17th Gaudí Awards | Best Original Score | Arnau Bataller | Nominated |
| 2025 | 17th Gaudí Awards | Best Cinematography | Isaac Vila | Nominated |
| 2025 | 17th Gaudí Awards | Best Editing | Nacho Ruiz Capillas | Nominated |
| 2025 | 17th Gaudí Awards | Best Art Direction | Marta Bazaco | Nominated |
| 2025 | 17th Gaudí Awards | Best Costume Design | Olga Rodal, Irantzu Ortiz | Won |
| 2025 | 17th Gaudí Awards | Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Karol Tornaria | Won |
| 2025 | 17th Gaudí Awards | Best Sound | Eva Valiño, Fabiola Ordoyo, Yasmina Praderas | Nominated |
| 2025 | 17th Gaudí Awards | Best Visual Effects | Laura Canals, Iván López Hernández | Won |
| 2025 | 17th Gaudí Awards | Special Audience Award | Special Audience Award | Won |
| 2025 | 12th Feroz Awards | Best Screenplay in a Film | Marcel Barrena, Beto Marini | Nominated |
| 2025 | 12th Feroz Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Film | Clara Segura | Won |
| 2025 | 12th Feroz Awards | Best Original Soundtrack | Arnau Bataller | Nominated |
| 2025 | 4th Carmen Awards | Best Non-Andalusian Produced Film | Best Non-Andalusian Produced Film | Nominated |
| 2025 | 79th CEC Medals | Best Film | Best Film | Nominated |
| 2025 | 79th CEC Medals | Best Director | Marcel Barrena | Nominated |
| 2025 | 79th CEC Medals | Best Original Screenplay | Alberto Marini, Marcel Barrena | Nominated |
| 2025 | 79th CEC Medals | Best Actor | Eduard Fernández | Nominated |
| 2025 | 79th CEC Medals | Best Supporting Actor | Salva Reina | Nominated |
| 2025 | 79th CEC Medals | Best Supporting Actress | Clara Segura | Nominated |
| 2025 | 79th CEC Medals | Best New Actress | Zoe Bonafonte | Nominated |
| 2025 | 79th CEC Medals | Best Cinematography | Isaac Vila | Nominated |
| 2025 | 79th CEC Medals | Best Editing | Nacho Ruiz Capillas | Nominated |
| 2025 | 79th CEC Medals | Best Music | Arnau Bataller | Nominated |
| 2025 | 39th Goya Awards | Best Film | Best Film | Won |
| 2025 | 39th Goya Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Alberto Marini, Marcel Barrena | Nominated |
| 2025 | 39th Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Clara Segura | Won |
| 2025 | 39th Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Salva Reina | Won |
| 2025 | 39th Goya Awards | Best New Actress | Zoe Bonafonte | Nominated |
| 2025 | 39th Goya Awards | Best Cinematography | Isaac Vila | Nominated |
| 2025 | 39th Goya Awards | Best Editing | Nacho Ruiz Capillas | Nominated |
| 2025 | 39th Goya Awards | Best Original Score | Arnau Bataller | Nominated |
| 2025 | 39th Goya Awards | Best Art Direction | Marta Bazaco | Nominated |
| 2025 | 39th Goya Awards | Best Production Supervision | Carlos Apolinario | Won |
| 2025 | 39th Goya Awards | Best Original Song | "El borde del mundo" by Valeria Castro | Nominated |
| 2025 | 39th Goya Awards | Best Costume Design | Irantzu Ortiz, Olga Rodal | Nominated |
| 2025 | 39th Goya Awards | Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Karol Tornaría | Nominated |
| 2025 | 39th Goya Awards | Best Special Effects | Laura Canals, Iván López Hernández | Won |
| 2025 | 33rd Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role | Clara Segura | Won |
| 2025 | 33rd Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actor in a Minor Role | Carlos Cuevas | Won |
| 2025 | 33rd Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best New Actress | Zoe Bonafonte | Won |
| 2025 | 12th Platino Awards | Best Ibero-American Film | Best Ibero-American Film | Pending |
| 2025 | 12th Platino Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Clara Segura | Pending |