- EXTENDED SYNOPSIS
Ángela y su hijo Guille viajan a la gran ciudad ante la repentina enfermedad deLeo, padre de ella y abuelo del chaval. Cuando llegan, Leo acaba de morir. EsCharo, amante del difunto, la que pone a Ángela al corriente de la ruina delnegocio paterno: un local en el que se alinean siete mesas de billar francés.Para Charo, la única solución ante la deuda es vender. Poco después, Ángelatiene noticia de que su marido ha desaparecido en oscuras circunstancias. Apartir de esta dolorosa realidad, Ángela se empeña en salir adelante yreconstruir su vida. Y lo primero que decide es emplear sus ahorros en volver aponer en marcha el viejo local de las siete mesas.
Angela and her son Guille travel to the big city to see Leo, her father and theboy´s grandfather, when he suddenly takes ill. However, they arrive to discoverthat he has just passed away. Charo, the dead man´s mistress, explains the direstraits suffered by the paternal business: a hall with seven billiard tables.Charo is convinced that the only way to pay off the debts is to sell the place.However, Angela learns that her husband has disappeared in mysteriouscircumstances. Given this painful reality, Angela resolves to get on andrebuild her life. And the first thing she decides to do is put her savings intogetting the old place and its seven tables back up on its feet.
- CAST
Performance | Name | Role |
---|---|---|
Cast | Maribel Verdú | Ángela |
Cast | Blanca Portillo | Charo |
Cast | Jesús Castejón | Antonio |
Cast | Víctor Valdivia | Guille |
Cast | Enrique Villén | Tuerto |
Cast | Raúl Arévalo | Fele |
Cast | Ramón Barea | Jacinto |
Cast | Lorena Vindel | Evelin |
Cast | José Luis García-Pérez | Fran |
Cast | Amparo Baró | Emilia |
- CREW
Performance | Name | Notes |
---|---|---|
Directed by | Querejeta, Gracia | |
Executive Production | Elías Querejeta | |
Executive Production | Tedy Villalba | |
Executive Production | Gracia Querejeta | |
Line Production | Goyo Hebrero | |
Production Manager | José Luis Gago | |
Screenplay | David Planell | |
Screenplay | Gracia Querejeta | |
Cinematography | Ángel Iguacel (A.E.C.) | |
Score | Pascal Gaigne | |
Film Editing | Nacho Ruiz Capillas | |
Production Design - Art Direction | Llorenç Miquel | |
Costume | Maiki Marín | |
Sound Mixer | Iván Marín | |
Sound Design | Polo Aledo | |
Re-recording mixer | José Antoni Bermúdez | |
Assistant Director | Antonio Ordoñez | |
Casting | Luis San Narciso | |
Make-up | Carlos Hernández | |
Make-up | Yolanda Piña | |
Hairdressing | Carlos Hernández | |
Hairdressing | Yolanda Piña | |
Special Effects | Molina | |
Other info | Títulos/Efectos Visuales: | |
Other info | El Replicante Jondo | |
Other info | Supervisor Efectos Visuales: | |
Other info | Ferrán Piquer |
- FILM & TRAILER RATINGS
Film Rating | Duration | Certification |
---|---|---|
GENERAL AUDIENCES | 116 min. | 4/9/2007 |
Trailer Rating | Runtime | Certification |
---|---|---|
GENERAL AUDIENCES | 3 min. seg. | 9/14/2007 |
Video Rating | Runtime | Certification |
---|---|---|
GENERAL AUDIENCES | 116 min. seg. | 2/10/2009 |
- PUBLIC GRANTS
Grant | Amount |
---|---|
Grants - Amortisation of Feature Films - General | 885,968.88 € |
Grants - Reducing interest - Production | 17,500.00 € |
- CREW
Tag | Information |
---|---|
Year of the Spanish Films Catalogue | 2007 |
Production year | 2007 |
Length | Largometraje |
Film Formats | 35 mm. |
Running time | 116 minutos |
Sound Studios | CINEARTE |
Emulsion | Kodak Vision 2 Color |
Laboratories | FOTOFILM DELUXE |
Edit Facilities | GRAKE S.L. |
- Film Info
Tag | Information |
---|---|
Star-up shooting date | 8/28/2006 |
Ending shooting date | 11/3/2006 |
Locations | Spain - (Days: N/E) |
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- Festivals and Awards
Awards | Section | Person / Company |
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Festival De Cine De San Sebastián 2007 | Concha de plata a la mejor actriz (Blanca Portillo) y Premio del Público al mejor guión | |
Premios Sant Jordi De Rne | Mejor actriz (Maribel Verdú) | |
Revista Cien De Cine | Mejor película española | |
Xxii Premios Goya 2008 | Mejor actriz protagonista (Maribel Verdú) y mejor actriz de reparto (Amparo Baró) |