- EXTENDED SYNOPSIS
El cadáver de un hombre desnudo y atado a una cama aparece en un motel decarretera. El sargento Rubén Belilacqua (Vila) y su compañera, la guardiaVirginia Chamorro, reciben la orden de investigar la muerte, asuntoespecialmente delicado porque se trata de un ingeniero de una central nuclear yse han desatado las especulaciones tremendistas en la prensa. Todo sería normalsi el ingeniero no hubiera muerto en esas circunstancias y si no hubierallegado al motel acompañado de una joven guapísima de la que no se encuentra elmenor rastro.El trabajo de Vila y Chamorro se hace intenso y complicado y, mientras suestrecha colaboración va afianzando entre ellos una relación personal condemasiados obstáculos que salvar, la investigación termina por dibujar unretrato irónico y descarnado de la sociedad.
The nude body of a man appears tied to a bed in a roadside motel. SergeantRuben Belilacqua (Vila) and his colleague, police officer Virginia Chamorro,receive the order to investigate the death, a particularly delicate matterbecause the murdered man was an engineer at a nuclear plant and the press isprinting alarmist speculations. Everything would have been quite normal if theengineer hadn’t died under these circumstances and if he hadn’t arrived at themotel with a very pretty young girl who has since disappeared without a trace.Vila and Chamorro’s work is intense and complicated and while the closeness oftheir work together reinforces a personal relationship with too many obstaclesto overcome, the investigation draws an ironic, stark portrait of society.
Le corps d’un homme, nu et attaché à un lit, apparaît dans un motel en bord deroute.Le sergent Rubén Belilacqua (Vila) et son compagnon, l’agent Virginia Chamorro,reçoivent l’ordre de mener l’enquête, une affaire particulièrement délicate vuqu’il s’agit d’un ingénieur d’une centrale nucléaire, ce qui a déclenché toutessortes de théories saugrenues dans les médias. Tout serait normal sil’ingénieur n’était pas mort dans ces circonstances et s’il n’était pas arrivéau motel accompagné d’une très belle jeune femme qui a disparu sans laisser lamoindre trace.Le travail de Vila et de Chamorro devient de plus en plus intense et compliqué;tandis que leur étroite collaboration donne lieu à une relation personnellepleine d’obstacles à surmonter, l’enquête finit par esquisser un portraitironique et décharné de la société.
- CAST
Performance | Name | Role |
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Cast | Rubio, Ingrid | Chamorro |
Cast | Enríquez, Roberto | Vila |
Cast | Lera, Chete | Dávila |
Cast | Ozores, Adriana | Blanca Díez |
Cast | Solá, Miguel Ángel | Zaldívar |
Cast | Dauder, Jordi | Ochaíta |
Cast | Santángelo, Mariana | Patricia Zaldívar |
Cast | Vidal, Nacho | Vassily |
Cast | Linuesa, Josep | Egea |
Cast | Zúñiga, Miguel | Marchena |
- CREW
Performance | Name | Notes |
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Production | Herrero, Gerardo | |
Production | Campoy, Eduardo | |
Production | Casal, Pancho | |
Production | Bossi, Pablo | |
Directed by | Ferreira, Patricia | |
Executive Production | Herrero, Gerardo | |
Co-Production | Sb Producciones | |
Co-Production | Jempsa | |
Co-Production | Patagonik Film Group (Argentina) | |
Associate Production | Besuievsky, Mariela | |
Associate Production | De Miguel, Carmen | |
Associate Production | Martín Sanz, Rafael | |
Associate Production | Blanco, Fernando | |
Associate Production | Estrada Mora, Jorge | |
Line Production | Hermida, Sandra | |
Screenplay | Ferreira, Patricia | |
Screenplay | Jiménez, Enrique | |
Plot | Basado En La Novela Homónima De Lorenzo Silva | |
Cinematography | Camorino, Marcelo | |
Score | Navarrete, Javier | |
Film Editing | Frías, Carmen | |
Production Design - Art Direction | Palmero, Rafael | |
Costume | Lasa, Josune | |
Sound Mixer | Mantecón, David | |
Re-recording mixer | Garrido, Carlos | |
Assistant Director | Soto, Javier | |
Make-up | López, Lola | |
Hairdressing | Arrieta, Itziar | |
Special Effects | Efe X Efectos Especiales |
- FILM & TRAILER RATINGS
Film Rating | Duration | Certification |
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES UNDER 13 | 111 min. | 5/3/2002 |
Trailer Rating | Runtime | Certification |
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES UNDER 7 | 0 min. seg. | 4/22/2002 |
Video Rating | Runtime | Certification |
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES UNDER 13 | 111 min. seg. | 11/18/2002 |
- PUBLIC GRANTS
Grant | Amount |
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Grants - Amortisation of Feature Films - General | 712,416.17 € |
Grants - Preservation of negatives and original supports | 12,185.69 € |
Grants for the Amortisation of Feature Films | 24,566.08 € |
- CREW
Tag | Information |
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Year of the Spanish Films Catalogue | 2002 |
Production year | 2002 |
Length | Largometraje |
Film Formats | 35 mm |
Running time | 110 m |
Original footage | 3.007 mt |
Emulsion | Eastmancolor |
Aspect ratio | Panorámico 1:1,85 |
Laboratories | Madrid Film Lab |
Editing film format | Avid |
Edit Facilities | Cinearte |
Sound Studios | Cinearte |
- Film Info
Tag | Information |
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Star-up shooting date | 10/10/2001 |
Ending shooting date | 12/7/2001 |
Locations | MADRID, MALAGA, TRILLO (Days: 47) |
- Other Titles of the Movie
Tag | Information |
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Other titles | L´alchimiste impatient |
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- Festivals and Awards
Awards | Section | Person / Company |
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Xii Premios Turia | Mejor actor revelación Roberto Enríquez |