Airbag (film)

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Airbag
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJuanma Bajo Ulloa
Written by
Screenplay byKarra Elejaldre
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGonzalo F. Berridi
Edited byPablo Blanco
Music byBingen Mendizábal
Production
companies
Release date
  • June 20, 1997 (1997-06-20)
Running time
112 minutes
Countries
  • Spain
  • Portugal
  • Germany
Languages
  • Spanish
  • Portuguese
Budget$6 million[1]
Box office1,152 million (Spain)[2]

Airbag is a 1997 Spanish film written and directed by Juanma Bajo Ulloa. It stars Fernando Guillén Cuervo, who co-wrote the film's screenplay with Bajo, Maria de Medeiros and Javier Bardem. Also stars unknown actors as Karra Elejalde and Manuel Manquiña, and Spanish celebrities as Francisco Rabal, Rosa Maria Sardà, Rossy de Palma, Santiago Segura, Alaska and Karlos Arguiñano.

Cast[edit]

Reception[edit]

The film was hugely successful in Spain, grossing $609,312 in its first week of release from 131 screens and was in the top 10 for 19 weeks.[3][4] It was the highest-grossing Spanish film of the year with a gross of 1,152 million Spanish Pesetas.[2]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Film Awards[edit]

Year Film Festival Award Category
1998 Goya Awards Won Best Special Effects
1998 Goya Awards Won Best Editing
1998 Fantasia Festival 2nd Place Best International Film

Submissions[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Holland, Jonathan. Film Reviews: Airbag, Variety, July 27, 1997.
  2. ^ a b Boletín informativo. Anexo cultura en cifras. Datos de 1997 (PDF) (in Spanish). ICAA. 1998. p. 145.
  3. ^ Green, Jennifer (5 December 1997). "Made in Spain". Screen International. p. 43.
  4. ^ Green, Jennifer (31 October 1997). "Spain tastes Almodovar's flesh". Screen International. p. 27.

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