Empowered (film)
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| Spanish | Sin rodeos |
| Directed by | Santiago Segura |
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| Based on | No Filter by Diego Ayala & Nicolás López |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Kiko de la Rica |
| Edited by | Fran Amaro |
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| Distributed by | A Contracorriente Films |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
| Budget | €3,894,000 |
Empowered (Spanish: Sin rodeos) is a 2018 Spanish comedy film directed by Santiago Segura which consists of a remake of the 2016 Chilean film No Filter (Sin filtro). The cast is led by Maribel Verdú.
Plot
[edit]At a first glace everything seems to click in Paz's life. However, deep down, she has a serious problem: she cannot express her emotions to others, causing her much distress. She goes to a shamanic doctor, who prescribes her a potion. The effect of the potion is that Paz begins to express absolutely everything she is thinking about, without beating around the bush.
Cast
[edit]- Maribel Verdú as Paz.[1]
- Diego Martín as Gabriel.[2]
- Toni Acosta as Bea.[3]
- Rafael Spregelburd as Dante.[3]
- Bárbara Santa Cruz as Alejandra.[3]
- Cristina Castaño as Vanessa.[2]
- Cristina Pedroche as Alicia.[3]
- David Guapo as Borja.[2]
- Quique San Francisco as Kiko.[3]
- Florentino Fernández[4]
- El Gran Wyoming[4]
- Candela Peña[4]
- Santiago Segura as Amil Narayan.[3]
- Abigail Frías[1]
- Paco Collado[1]
- Alaska[5]
- Mario Vaquerizo[5]
- José Mota[6]
- Daniela Blume[7]
- Fernando Gil[7]
- Daniel Medina[7]
Production
[edit]Empowered was written by Benigno López, Marta González de Vega and Santiago Segura, adapting the original screenplay of No Filter by Diego Ayala and Nicolás López.[8] The film was produced by Bowfinger International Pictures S.L. alongside Sin Filtro la película AIE and Atresmedia Cine, with the participation of Movistar+.[9] The budget was valued at €3,894,000, receiving a help from the ICAA of €1,277,543.[10] Shooting took place in different locations of the Madrid region, lasting for seven weeks.[11] The score was composed by Roque Baños and Tessy Díez, whereas Kiko de la Rica worked as cinematographer.[12]
Release
[edit]Distributed by A Contracorriente Films,[9] Empowered was theatrically released in Spain on 2 March 2018, scoring the biggest movie opening weekend for any Spanish domestic release in 2018 (to that date).[13]
Reception
[edit]Reviewing for Fotogramas, Juan Pando scored the film with 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting the "fun" ending credits, whereas he otherwise missed some of the Santiago Segura's trademark "irreverent" humour, which appears "blurred" in the film.[14]
Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía rate it with 3½ out of 5 stars, considering that the film turned out to be a precise portrait of how bad the state of things is.[15]
Quim Casas of El Periódico de Catalunya gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, considering that Segura takes it to his territory, mixing some bite with the simplest comicality.[16]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "'Sin Rodeos', la nueva película de Santiago Segura en la que han trabajado Pedroche y Verdú". El Periódico (in Spanish). 23 February 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Los estrenos del 2 de marzo. 'Sin rodeos'". Aisge (in Spanish). 27 February 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Sin rodeos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Yelmo Cines. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Jiménez, Álex (2 March 2018). "Santiago Segura: "Estuve un año entero recibiendo cocaína y LSD tras "El día de la bestia""". abcplay (in Spanish). ABC. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ a b "'Sin rodeos': la película de Santiago Segura se estrena en Netflix". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). 15 April 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ Hernández Luján, Raquel (2 March 2018). "Crítica de Sin rodeos, la nueva comedia de Santiago Segura". HobbyConsolas (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Maribel Verdú protagoniza 'Sin rodeos' en Antena 3". El Periódico (in Spanish). 26 August 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Estreno de 'Sin Rodeos'". Sindicato ALMA (in Spanish). 2 March 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ a b "'Sin rodeos' – estreno en cines 2 de marzo". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 2 March 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ Zurro, Javier (7 March 2018). "La "picaresca" de las ayudas al cine: así logró Santiago Segura la subvención de 'Sin rodeos'". El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "'Sin rodeos' debuta en la segunda posición de la taquilla y se convierte en el mejor estreno español del año hasta la fecha". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 5 March 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ Pando, Juan (11 January 2018). "Sin rodeos". Fotogramas (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "'Sin Rodeos' logra el mejor estreno en salas de una película española en 2018". 20minutos.es (in Spanish). 5 March 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ Pando, Juan (11 January 2018). "Sin rodeos". Fotogramas.
- ^ Bermejo, Andrea G. (27 February 2018). "Sin rodeos". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.
- ^ Casas, Quim (1 March 2018). "'Sin rodeos': la vida sin Torrente". El Periódico de Catalunya.
External links
[edit]- 2018 films
- 2010s Spanish-language films
- 2018 comedy films
- Spanish comedy films
- Films shot in the Community of Madrid
- Remakes of Chilean films
- Films directed by Santiago Segura
- Films scored by Roque Baños
- Atresmedia Cine films
- Bowfinger International Pictures films
- 2010s Spanish films
- Spanish-language comedy films