Archive of films 25 Carat / 25 kilates
Spain
2008, 86 min
Section:
Variety Critics’ Choice: Europe Now!
Year: 2009
Kay is a car thief whose father is involved in bigger scams that, to her despair, almost always go wrong. She catches the eye of a boxer-turned-debt collector, who recognizes in her a good woman who’s been forced into criminality against her will, and so saves her from an encounter with the cops.
Synopsis
As down-to-earth, wiry and taut as the ex-boxer it features, this Spanish thriller plays by the rules while bringing enough verve and freshness to its gallery of characters to remind us that the rules are there for a reason. A first-class cast infuses this breathless yarn of life in Barcelona’s underbelly with a credibility it rarely loses: Aida Folch plays a car thief whose father (Manuel Moron) is involved in bigger scams that, to her despair, almost always go wrong. She catches the eye of onetime pugilist Abel (Francesc Garrido), who’s struggling to raise a son of his own and recognizes in her a good woman who’s been forced into criminality against her will. The plot twists and doubles back as the stakes rise, each scene turning the screws a little tighter, while leaving enough space to explore the film’s twin father-child relationships.
Contacts
Ovideo
Avda. Tibidabo 49, 08035, Barcelona
Spain
Tel: +34 93 253 0320
Fax: +34 93 212 0029
E-mail: [email protected]
www: www.ovideo.com
Imagina International Sales
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Spain
Tel: +34 91 728 5742
Fax: +34 91 728 5739
E-mail: [email protected]
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About the film
Color, 35 mm
Section: | Variety Critics’ Choice: Europe Now! |
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Director: | Patxi Amezcua |
Screenplay: | Patxi Amezcua |
Dir. of Photography: | Sergi Gallardo |
Music: | Francis Amat |
Editor: | Lucas Nolla |
Producer: | José Nolla, Quique Camín |
Production: | Ovideo |
Cast: | Francesc Garrido, Aida Folch, Manuel Morón, Joan Massotkleiner, Héctor Colomé |
Contact: | Ovideo, Imagina International Sales |
www: | www.25kilates.es |
Guests
Angela Bosch Rius
Distributor
Patxi Amezcua
Film Director
Rodolphe Sanze
Sales Agent