Retribution (2015 film)

Retribution
El desconocido
Directed by Dani de la Torre
Written by Alberto Marini
Starring Luis Tosar
Javier Gutiérrez
Goya Toledo
Elvira Mínguez
Fernando Cayo
Paula del Río
Marco Sanz
Luiz Zahera
Ricardo de Barreiro
María Mena
Antonio Mourelos
Music by Manuel Riveiro
Cinematography Josu Inchaustegui
Edited by Jorge Coira
Production
companies
Atresmedia Cine
La Ferme! Productions
TVG
Vaca Films
Release date
  • 2 September 2015 (2015-09-02) (Venice)
  • 25 September 2015 (2015-09-25) (Spain)
Running time
 96 minutes
Country Spain
France
Language Spanish
Box office $3,532,967[1]

Retribution (Spanish: El desconocido, "The stranger") is a 2015 Spanish thriller film directed by Dani de la Torre. It was screened in the Venice Days section of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival.[2]

Plot

Carlos, a bank executive, drives the kids to school in the morning. After starting the car, he receives an anonymous call in a phone that has been left inside and he is told a bomb has been placed under each of the car’s seats, set to explode if any of them leaves their seated position. The devices will be deactivated only once Carlos transfers a large sum of money into the caller's account.

Cast

  • Luis Tosar as Carlos
  • Javier Gutiérrez as El desconocido (The stranger)
  • Goya Toledo as Marta
  • Elvira Mínguez as Belén
  • Fernando Cayo as Espinosa
  • Paula del Río as Sara
  • Marco Sanz as Marcos
  • Luiz Zahera as Conductor (Driver)
  • Ricardo de Barreiro as Víctor
  • María Mena as Julia
  • Antonio Mourelos as Ángel
  • Jason Redshaw as David Park

Awards and nominations

AwardsCategoryNominatedResult
III Premios Feroz Best Drama Nominated
Best Director Dani de la Torre Nominated
Best Main Actor Luis Tosar Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Javier Gutiérrez Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Elvira Mínguez Nominated
Best Trailer Nominated
30th Goya Awards Best Original Screenplay Alberto Marini Nominated
Best Actor Luis Tosar Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Elvira Mínguez Nominated
Best New Director Dani de la Torre Nominated
Best Editing Jorge Coira Won
Best Production Supervision Carlos Pérez de Albéniz Nominated
Best Sound David Machado, Jaime Fernández and Nacho Arenas Won
Best Special Effects Isidro Jiménez and Pau Costa Nominated

Remake

German remake Steig. Nicht. Aus! (2018), directed by Christian Alvart,[3] was the first remake of the film.[4]

In 2017 it was announced that Liam Neeson will star in a remake, in the lead role.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "El desconocido". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "'Retribution' ('El Desconocido'): Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Redacción (April 7, 2017). "«Steig. Nicht. Aus!»: la versión alemana de «El desconocido»". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  4. ↑ Redacción (April 7, 2017). "Se rueda en Alemania el primer remake de 'El desconocido' de los tres previstos". Audiovisual 451 (in Spanish). Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  5. ↑ McNary, Dave (May 9, 2017). "Liam Neeson to Star in 'Retribution,' Remake of Spanish Thriller 'El Desconocido'". Variety. Variety Media, LLC. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
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