# Hours of Light

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{{Infobox film
| image = Hours of Light poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|es|Horas de luz|nolink=yes}}
| producer = Gustavo Ferrada
| director = Manolo Matji
| starring = {{ubl|[Alberto San Juan](/source/Alberto_San_Juan)|[Emma Suárez](/source/Emma_Su%C3%A1rez)|[José Ángel Egido](/source/Jos%C3%A9_%C3%81ngel_Egido)|[Vicente Romero](/source/Vicente_Romero_(actor))|Andrés Lima|[Ana Wagener](/source/Ana_Wagener)|Aitor Merino|Paco Marín}}
| screenplay = {{ubl|José Ángel Esteban|Carlos López|Manolo Matji}}
| cinematography = José Luis López Linares
| editing = José María Biurrun
| music = Alfonso de Vilallonga
| studio = {{ubl|La Fiesta PC|[Sogecine](/source/Sogecine)}}
| distributor = [Warner Sogefilms](/source/Warner_Sogefilms)
| country = Spain
| language = Spanish
| released = {{Film date|2004|09|20|[Zinemaldia](/source/San_Sebasti%C3%A1n_International_Film_Festival)|2004|09|24|Spain|df=yes}}
}}
'''''Hours of Light''''' aka '''''Light Hours''''' ({{langx|es|'''Horas de luz'''|links=no}})<ref name="holland" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sansebastianfestival.com/2004/secciones_y_peliculas/seccion_oficial/7/520597/es|publisher=[San Sebastián International Film Festival](/source/San_Sebasti%C3%A1n_International_Film_Festival)|access-date=2 October 2022|title=Horas de luz / Hours of Light}}</ref> is a 2004 Spanish [romance](/source/romance_film) and prison drama film directed by {{ill|Manolo Matji|es}} which stars [Alberto San Juan](/source/Alberto_San_Juan) and [Emma Suárez](/source/Emma_Su%C3%A1rez).

== Plot ==
Based on a real events, the plot tracks the romantic relationship established in 1991 between prison nurse María del Mar "Marimar" Villar and {{ill|Juan José Garfia|es}}, imprisoned because of the cold-blood murder of three in 1987.<ref name="torreiro" /><ref name="goya" /><ref name="holland" />

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [Alberto San Juan](/source/Alberto_San_Juan) as {{ill|Juan José Garfia|es}}<ref name="elmundo" />
* [Emma Suárez](/source/Emma_Su%C3%A1rez) as Mari Mar<ref name="elmundo" />
* [José Ángel Egido](/source/Jos%C3%A9_%C3%81ngel_Egido) as Chincheta<ref name="elmundo">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmundo.es/especiales/2005/01/cultura/goya/peli_horas.html|website=[elmundo.es](/source/El_Mundo_(Spain))|access-date=2 October 2022|title=Horas de luz|date=January 2005}}</ref>
* [Vicente Romero](/source/Vicente_Romero_(actor)) as Morata<ref name="elmundo" />
* [Andrés Lima](/source/Andr%C3%A9s_Lima_(theatre_director)) as Granizo<ref name="elmundo" />
* [Ana Wagener](/source/Ana_Wagener) as Chus<ref name="elmundo" />
* {{ill|Aitor Merino|es}} as Tormo<ref name="elmundo" />
* Daniel Núñez as Chester<ref name="elmundo" />
* {{ill|Paco Marín|es|Paco Marín (actor)}} as Rafa<ref name="elmundo" />
}}

== Production ==
A [Sogecine](/source/Sogecine) and La Fiesta production, the film had the participation of [TVE](/source/Televisi%C3%B3n_Espa%C3%B1ola), [Telemadrid](/source/Telemadrid), and [Canal+](/source/Canal%2B_(Spanish_TV_channel)).<ref name="screendaily" /> Shooting began on 2 June 2003 and lasted for 8 weeks.<ref name="screendaily">{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/spain-production-listings-march-9-2004/4017720.article|date=9 March 2004|website=[ScreenDaily](/source/ScreenDaily)|title=SPAIN Production Listings - March 9 2004}}</ref> The former Hospital Militar del Generalísimo in Calle de Isaac Peral (Madrid) stood in for indoor prison settings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/diario/2003/07/25/cine/1059084001_850215.html|website=[El País](/source/El_Pa%C3%ADs)|title=Garfia, del crimen al amor entre rejas|date=25 July 2003|first=Rocío|last=García}}</ref> Some outdoor scenes were shot in [Leganés](/source/Legan%C3%A9s).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leganesactivo.com/2022/03/01/se-graba-en-leganes/|website=Leganés activo|date=1 March 2022|title=Historia de Leganés: ¿Qué películas y series se han grabado en Leganés?}}</ref>

== Release ==
The film premiered in competition at the 52nd [San Sebastián International Film Festival](/source/San_Sebasti%C3%A1n_International_Film_Festival) in September 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/diario/2004/09/21/espectaculos/1095717603_850215.html|website=[El País](/source/El_Pa%C3%ADs)|first=Ángel S.|last=Harguindey|title=Una sobria y notable 'Horas de luz'|date=21 September 2004}}</ref> It was met by a chilly reception by the festival audience.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2004/09/20/actualidad/1095631203_850215.html|website=[El País](/source/El_Pa%C3%ADs)|title=El público recibe con frialdad 'Horas de luz', la única película española a concurso|date=20 September 2004}}</ref> Distributed by Warner Sogefilms,<ref name="holland" /> it was theatrically released in Spain on 24 September 2004.<ref name="elmundo" />

== Reception ==
Jonathan Holland of ''[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))'' considered that despite its commendable intentions, the film is "hampered by its script's inability to follow through the logic of its premise to the emotionally satisfying conclusion it merits".<ref name="holland">{{Cite web|website=[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))|date=7 October 2004|title=Light Hours|first=Jonathan|last=Holland|url=https://variety.com/2004/film/reviews/light-hours-1200530428/}}</ref>

Casimiro Torreiro of ''[El País](/source/El_Pa%C3%ADs)'' considered the film to be both a discourse about remorse and a bet for social rehabilitation.<ref name="torreiro">{{Cite web|website=[El País](/source/El_Pa%C3%ADs)|first=Casimiro|last=Torreiro|date=24 September 2004|title=Delitos y culpas|url=https://elpais.com/diario/2004/09/24/cine/1095976822_850215.html}}</ref>

== Accolades ==
{{Awards table|5}}
|-
| rowspan = "2" align = "center" | 2005 || rowspan = "2" | [19th Goya Awards](/source/19th_Goya_Awards) || [Best Original Screenplay](/source/Goya_Award_for_Best_Original_Screenplay) || José Ángel Esteban, Manolo Matji, Carlos López || {{nom}} || rowspan = "2" | <ref name="goya">{{Cite web|url=https://www.premiosgoya.com/pelicula/horas-de-luz/|access-date=2 October 2022|title=Horas de luz|publisher=[Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España](/source/Academia_de_las_Artes_y_las_Ciencias_Cinematogr%C3%A1ficas_de_Espa%C3%B1a)|website=[premiosgoya.com](/source/Goya_Awards)}}</ref>
|-
| [Best Editing](/source/Goya_Award_for_Best_Editing) || José María Biurrun || {{nom}} 
|}

== See also ==
* [List of Spanish films of 2004](/source/List_of_Spanish_films_of_2004)

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=0375342}}

{{authority control}}
Category:Films set in 1987
Category:Films set in 1991
Category:Spanish prison films
Category:2000s prison drama films
Category:2004 Spanish films
Category:2004 Spanish-language films
Category:Sogecine films
Category:2004 romantic drama films
Category:Spanish romantic drama films
Category:Films shot in Madrid
Category:Films set in Spain
Category:Films shot in the Community of Madrid
Category:Spanish-language romantic drama films

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