Kamikaze is a 2014 Spanish comedy-drama film directed by Álex Pina from a screenplay by Pina and Iván Escobar which stars Álex García, Eduardo Blanco, Verónica Echegui, Carmen Machi, Leticia Dolera, Iván Massagué and Héctor Alterio.
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| Directed by | Álex Pina |
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| Cinematography | Migue Amoedo |
| Edited by | Antonio de Frutos |
| Music by | Manel Santisteban |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editThe plot follows a suicidal bomber from a fictional country from the Caucasus who sees his plans thwarted by chance and is forced to stay in a winter resort with a group of Spaniards.[1]
Cast
edit- Álex García as Slatan[2]
- Eduardo Blanco as Eugene[2]
- Verónica Echegui as Nancy[2]
- Carmen Machi as Lola[2]
- Leticia Dolera as Natalia[2]
- Iván Massagué as Camilo[2]
- Héctor Alterio as anciano[3] ('old man')
Production
editThe film is an Atresmedia Cine, Cangrejo Films, and Globomedia production.[4] Shooting locations included the Aragonese Pyrenees, Madrid, and Toledo.[5]
Release
editThe film screened on 24 March 2014 at the 17th Málaga Film Festival.[1] Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures España,[3] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 28 March 2014.
Reception
editJonathan Holland of The Hollywood Reporter deemed the feel-good movie about a suicide bomber to be a "a bizarre hybrid of genres that wants to do many things but doesn't do any of them very well".[4]
Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, writing that the film avoids thriller and drama, genres both "suitable" for the story the film wants to tell, opting "for an improbable tone of costumbrista comedy" instead.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Bayona, Victoria R. (25 March 2014). "Álex García se mete en la piel de un creíble 'Kamikaze'". Málaga Hoy. Grupo Joly.
- ^ a b c d e f "Críticas de los estrenos de cine del 28 de marzo". Cadena COPE. 27 March 2014.
- ^ a b Caviaro, Juan Luis (28 March 2014). "Estrenos de cine | 28 de marzo | El Capitán América contra la comedia europea y las paranoias de Villeneuve y Carruth". Espinof.
- ^ a b Holland, Jonathan (2 April 2014). "Kamikaze: Malaga Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Finaliza el rodaje de 'Kamikaze', con Álex García, Verónica Echegui, Carmen Machi y Leticia Dolera". Europa Press. 1 May 2013.
- ^ Bermejo, Andrea G. (28 March 2014). "Kamikaze". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.