Innocent Killers
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| Spanish | Asesinos inocentes |
| Directed by | Gonzalo Bendala |
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| Produced by | Marta Velasco |
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| Cinematography | Álvaro Gutiérrez |
| Edited by | Antonio Frutos |
| Music by | Pablo Cervantes |
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| Distributed by | Filmax |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Innocent Killers (Spanish: Asesinos inocentes) is a 2015 Spanish black comedy thriller film directed by Gonzalo Bendala starring Miguel Ángel Solá and Maxi Iglesias.
Plot
[edit]University student Francisco Garralda, in a dire financial plight, is offered to kill his psychology professor Sebastián Espinosa for money by no other than the professor himself.[1][2]
Cast
[edit]- Maxi Iglesias as Francisco Garralda[2]
- Miguel Ángel Solá as Sebastián Espinosa
- Aura Garrido as Nuria Abreu[3]
- Luis Fernández as Andrés Nogales[3]
- Javier Hernández as Manuel Ballesteros[3]
- Alvar Gordejuela as Rafael Sánchez[4]
Production
[edit]The film is an Áralan Films and Asesinos inocentes AIE production,[5] with backing from TVE, Canal Sur, ICAA, Junta de Andalucía, Patrilab, and Genial Media.[6] Shooting locations included Seville.[6]
Release
[edit]The film world premiered at the Miami International Film Festival on 10 March 2015.[7] It also made it to the main competition slate of the 18th Málaga Film Festival.[6] Distributed by Filmax,[6] it was released theatrically in Spain on 3 July 2015.[8]
Reception
[edit]Carlos Marañón of Cinemanía rated the film 1½ out of 5 stars, declaring it "college thriller that sells its soul in search of a passing grade" in the verdict.[9]
Pere Vall of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, welcoming that it is "not afraid to compress all the topics of the genre and try to make them dialogue and fight each other".[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hopewell, John (29 January 2015). "Filmax Pounces on Miami-selected 'Innocent Killers' (Exclusive)". Variety.
- ^ a b Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (1 July 2015). "Los estrenos del 3 de julio. 'Asesinos inocentes'. El precio de un crimen". Aisge.
- ^ a b c Jiménez, Jesús (29 June 2015). "» Cultura 'Asesinos inocentes', la obsesión por Hitchcock". rtve.es.
- ^ "'Asesinos inocentes', un thriller del sevillano Gonzalo Bendala con referencias a Hitchcock". 20minutos.es. 27 March 2014.
- ^ "«Techo y Comida» y «Asesinos Inocentes» destacan en las nominaciones a los premios del Cine Andaluz". ABC. 19 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d "La película 'Asesinos inocentes', rodada en Sevilla, se estrena en cines el 3 de julio". 20minutos.es. 25 June 2015.
- ^ "Estreno mundial en Miami de "Asesinos Inocentes" con Maxi Iglesias". San Diego Union Tribune. 10 March 2015.
- ^ Catalán, Laura (6 February 2016). "Los 10 personajes que han marcado la carrera de Maxi Iglesias: de Cabano a Roberto". Bekia.
- ^ Marañón, Carlos (29 June 2015). "Asesinos inocentes". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ Vall, Pere (24 March 2015). "Asesinos inocentes". Fotogramas.