Pozos de ambición (There will be blood) [DVD]

"Wells of Ambition" is an epic story about family, faith, power and oil that takes place on the California border at the end of the 19th century during the oil boom. The film is a chronicle of the life and times of Daniel Plainview, who goes from being a miserable miner who has to raise a single child, to an oil magnate. Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis) gets a mysterious tip about a western town where a sea of oil is seeping outwards, and he heads there with his son HW to try his luck in dusty Little Boston. In this miserable town, where the only fun possible revolves around the church led by the charismatic preacher Eli Sunday, Plainview and HW take their lucky break. But now that fortune begins to smile on them, nothing will be the same again: conflicts arise and all human values love, hope, community, faith, ambition and even the bond between father and son are exposed to corruption, disappointment and oil flow. -Festivals: Golden Globe for Best Actor, Daniel Day-Lewis Winner of the New York Film Critics - Best Film Winner of the New York Film Critics - Best Director Winner of the New York Film Critics - Best Actor. Winner of the 2008 Oscar Best Leading Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis) Winner of the 2008 Oscar Best Cinematography 8 Nominations for the 2008 Oscar including Best Picture -They have said of it: "Sublime, beautiful..." "It goes where few modern filmmakers go. have dared to address" - N. Salvá (El newspaper de Catalunya). "...It is so good, it is so well shot that I wish it lasted longer" - A. Moreno (Dias de cine) "One of the best films that has been done in recent years" - N. Salcedo (Placet)