No Pain, No Gain (Spanish: Más pena que gloria)[n. 1] is a 2001 Spanish film directed by Víctor García León which stars Bárbara Lennie and Biel Duran.
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| Spanish | Más pena que gloria |
| Directed by | Víctor García León |
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| Produced by | Ana Huete |
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| Music by | Diego San José |
Production company | Olmo Films |
| Distributed by | Alta Classics |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
| Budget | 138 million ₧ |
Displaying a far from idyllic vision of the teenage years, the fiction follows David, a teenager who finds out that, like everyone else, he is actually quite of a loser.[2]
The screenplay was penned by the director Víctor García León alongside Jonás-Groucho.[2][4] The score was composed by Diego San José.[2] Ana Huete took over production duties.[2] An Olmos Films production,[5] the film had a 138 million ₧ budget.[2]
The film screened at the Málaga Spanish Film Festival in June 2001, where it was well received.[6][4] Distributed by Alta Classics,[3] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 6 July 2001.
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2001 | 4th Málaga Spanish Film Festival | Silver Biznaga for Best Actor | Biel Durán | Won | [7] |
| 2002 | 16th Goya Awards | Best New Director | Víctor García León | Nominated | [5] |
| Best New Actor | Biel Durán | Nominated |