Title: El hombre de las mil caras
Original Title: El hombre de las mil caras
Year: 2016
Info
- Country: Spain
- Length: 123 Minutes (2 hours 3 min)
- Budget: €5,000,000
- Genre: Thriller Drama
- Studios: Zeta Studios Atresmedia Cine
- Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Plot
Francisco Paesa (Eduard Fernandez), responsible for the most important operation against ETA history, is involved in an extortion case during the crisis of the GAL and has to flee the country. When he returns after a number of years, ruined and not in a good place, he is visited by the former Director General of the Civil Guard, Luis Roldán (Carlos Santos) and his wife, Nieves Fernández (Marta Etura). The couple offer him a million dollars to help save 1,500 million pesetas (old Spanish currency) stolen from the public treasury, which holds in its hands the perfect opportunity to take revenge on the Spanish government, with help from his close friend Jesus Camoes (Jose Coronado). Alberto Rodriguez director of 'La isla mínima' and 'Grupo 7' directed the film.
Awards
- 2017 Goya Awards: 14 2
- 2017 Feroz Awards: 10 1
Cast
Director:
Receptionist
Francisco Paesa
Jesús Camoes
Luis Roldán
Nieves Fernández
Azafata
Photos
Trivia
Fiction based on fiction
The film isn't based on the real story, 'El hombre de las mil caras' es based on the book 'Paesa, el espía de las mil caras' written by the journalist, Manuel Cerdán.
Feroz Zinemaldia Award
The Spanish Movie Press Association has granted ''El hombre de las mil caras'' the Feroz Zinemaldia Award, naming it the best film in the Official Selection of the San Sebastian Film Festival.
The harsh demands of the script
Carlos Santos, who plays Luis Santos, have to get fat, cut his hair and staid some hours on make up room to get ten more years.
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