The Education of Fairies

The Education of Fairies
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Spanish	The Education of Fairies
Directed by	José Luis Cuerda
Based on	L'Éducation d'une fée by Didier Van Cauwelaert
Produced by	Gerardo Herrero Mariela Besuievksy Sarah Halioua Marta Esteban
Starring	Ricardo Darín Irène Jacob Bebe Víctor Valdivia
Cinematography	Hans Burmann
Edited by	Nacho Ruiz Capillas
Music by	Lucio Godoy
Production companies	Tornasol Films Finales Felices Messidor Films Lazennec Pol-Ka Producciones Madragoa Filmes
Release date	23 June 2006 (2006-06-23) (Spain)
Running time	103 minutes
Countries	Spain France Argentina Portugal
Languages	Spanish French

The Education of Fairies (Spanish: La educación de las hadas) is a 2006 drama film directed by José Luis Cuerda.^[1] It is a co-production by companies from Spain, France, Argentina, and Portugal (Tornasol Films, Finales Felices, Messidor Films, Lazennec, Pol-Ka Producciones, Madragoa Filmes).^[1][2][3] It is based on the 2000 novel L'Éducation d'une fée by Didier Van Cauwelaert and primarily shot in Spanish, with some dialogue in French.^[1]

One morning, on a flight from Alicante to Barcelona, Nicolás meets Ingrid, a widowed ornithologist, and her son Raúl, a boy with an extraordinary imagination. At that moment, love blossoms, a fairy tale between the woman and the toy inventor, in which the little boy plays a significant role. However, everything shatters suddenly when Ingrid decides to end the relationship without any apparent reason. Raul thinks their relationship can now only be saved by a fairy. But do fairies exist?

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