The Juan José Millás novel is being turned into a psychological thriller by the Spanish filmmaker; the cast includes Leonor Watling, Paco León and Álex Brendemühl. The director behind half of the episodes of the series Patria (read the review), Félix Viscarret, currently finds himself in his home town of Pamplona, engrossed (as he has been for the last few weeks) in making the film From the Shadows, a big-screen adaptation of the novel of the same name written by Juan José Millás. Leonor Watling, Paco León, Álex Brendemühl, Juan Diego Botto, María Romanillos, Marcos Ruiz and Susana Abaitua will topline the feature. With a screenplay penned by the director together with David Muñoz (La estrategia del pequinés), the film revolves around Damián, who, in order to run away from his boss when he fires him after many long years of service in his company, hides in an...
Zip (Raúl Rivas) and Zap (Daniel Cerezo) aren’t exactly delighted to be spending their summer vacation at Hope Re-Education Centre, a remote correctional facility in the Spanish countryside; even less so once they’ve met their new director, Falconetti (Javier Gutiérrez), a strict and severe man who has declared war on all things frivolous and fun. In response to school’s the oppressive rules and restrictions, which regularly see Zap relegated to solitary confinement for wanton acts of insubordination, the brothers form the Marble Gang, recruiting fellow students Filo (Fran García) and Micro (Marcos Ruiz) to their underground resistance. Together with Falconetti’s own niece, Matilda (Claudia Vega), the group cause mayhem around the school, inadvertently unearthing a treasure map hidden by the centre’s founder.
“It’s like a pirate movie; a map, a one-eyed man, and a hidden treasure.” Though Spanish cartoon characters Zip and Zap may...
“It’s like a pirate movie; a map, a one-eyed man, and a hidden treasure.” Though Spanish cartoon characters Zip and Zap may...
- 6/25/2014
- by Steven Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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