Intacto (2001)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Juan Carlos Fresnadillo

Writers:

Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (written by) and
Andrés M. Koppel (written by)

Release Date:

9 November 2001 (Spain)

Genre:

Thriller | Drama

Tagline:

All bets are on.

Plot:

An enigmatic tale of four people whose lives are intertwined by destiny are subject to the laws of fate...

Plot Keywords:

Luck | Casino | Sole Survivor | Gambling | Car Crash

Awards:

11 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Leonardo Sbaraglia	...	Tomás
Eusebio Poncela	...	Federico
Mónica López	...	Sara
Antonio Dechent	...	Alejandro (bullfighter)
Max von Sydow	...	Samuel
Guillermo Toledo	...	Horacio
Alber Ponte	...	Marido Sara
Andrea San Vicente	...	Hija Sara
Jesús Noguero	...	Cautivo 2
Ramón Serrada	...	Cautivo 3
Marisa Lull	...	Enfermera Planta
Luis Mesonero	...	Gerard
Pedro Beitia	...	Inspector
Jaime Losada	...	Encargado
Susana Lazaro	...	Cautiva

Also Known As:

Intact (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some violence and brief nudity.

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:R16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Las Cañadas del Teide, La Orotava, Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

Company:

Canal+ España

Trivia:

The film crew could not get permission for filming from a helicopter in the National Park of "Las Cañadas del Teide", so they used a remote controlled mini-helicopter.

Movie Connections:

Features "La ruleta de la fortuna" (1990)

Soundtrack:

Me sobra Carnaval

A Bit Confusing, But Entertaining & Visual

This Spanish film is a strange one, a hard one to follow story-wise, but visually striking and interesting most of the way. The fact is wasn't always easy to follow will help me want to watch this again to see if I can figure things out better.

The story involves people with th ability to steal "luck" from other people and then taking it away from fellow takers. Make sense? I didn't think so. Despite the difficulty following and understanding everything, I still enjoyed this film.

The DVD transfer is sharp, too, and has good sound. It's an intriguing film and, perhaps, I should have waited for a second viewing when I understood more things about the story. Suffice to say I thought enough of this film to buy it because I knew I'd be watching this multiple times.