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| Gary Oldman | ... | Paul | |
| Paddy Considine | ... | Norman | |
| Aitana Sánchez-Gijón | ... | Isabel | |
| Virginie Ledoyen | ... | Lucy | |
| Lluís Homar | ... | Paco | |
| Yaiza Esteve | ... | Nerea | |
| Andrés Gertrúdix | ... | Antonio | |
| Jon Ariño | ... | Lechón | |
| Kandido Uranga | ... | Miguel | |
| Álex Angulo | ... | Jose Andrés | |
| Savitri Ceballos | ... | Jose Andrés' daughter | |
| Patxi Bisquert | ... | José Luis | |
| José Andrés Zalguegui | ... | Bar Tender | |
| Ramón Churruca | ... | Ignacio | |
| Isabel Jiménez | ... | Waitress |
Directed by | |||
| Koldo Serra | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Jon Sagalá | writer | |
| Koldo Serra | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Guillaume Benski | .... | producer | |
| Gavin Emerson | .... | co-producer | |
| Julio Fernández | .... | producer | |
| Aitor Lizarralde | .... | producer | |
| Pablo Mehler | .... | producer | |
| Iker Monfort | .... | producer | |
| Antonia Nava | .... | co-executive producer | |
| Ander Sistiaga | .... | line producer | |
| Jolyon Symonds | .... | producer | |
| Guadalupe Balaguer Trelles | .... | associate producer | |
| Douglas Urbanski | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Fernando Velázquez | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Unax Mendía | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Javier Ruiz Caldera | (as Javier Ruiz) | ||
Production Design by | |||
| Josh Fifarek | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Juanjo Gracia | |||
| Mario Suances | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Josune Lasa | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Oscar del Monte | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Nacho Díaz | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Katy Fray | .... | makeup designer | |
| Daniel Izar de la Fuente | .... | special makeup effects technician | |
| Pepe Mora | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Jean-Jacques Puchu | .... | hair stylist | |
Production Management | |||
| Mari Arnedo | .... | assistant production manager | |
| Teresa Gefaell | .... | production supervisor | |
| Jesús L. Pérez Villar | .... | post-production manager | |
| Guadalupe Balaguer Trelles | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Alfonso Nogueroles | .... | third assistant director | |
| Walter Prieto | .... | first assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Josh Fifarek | .... | set designer | |
| Koldo Serra | .... | storyboard artist | |
Sound Department | |||
| Eduardo G. Castro | .... | sound editing assistant | |
| Spencer Eagles | .... | sound | |
| Michel Filippi | .... | adr supervisor | |
| Patrick Ghislain | .... | foley recordist | |
| Julien Martin | .... | foley recording engineer | |
| Marc Orts | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Nacho Royo | .... | sound editor | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Anthony S. Ciccarelli | .... | special effects technician | |
| Pau Costa | .... | special effects coordinator | |
| Javier Jal | .... | special effects technician | |
| Javier H. Moneo | .... | special effects technician | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Ricardo G. Elipe | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Javier Hernanz Zajara | .... | software engineer | |
| Iñigo Remacha | .... | visual effects | |
| Pablo Urrutia | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| David Acereto | .... | camera operator | |
| Manuel Álvarez | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Eva Aycart | .... | second assistant camera | |
| Tucker Davila Wood | .... | epk (as Tucker Dávila Wood) | |
| José Haro | .... | still photographer | |
| Josu Martínez Chamorro | .... | epk (as Josu Martínez) | |
| Gorka Rotaetxe | .... | Steadicam operator | |
| Juanjo Sánchez | .... | Steadicam operator | |
| Rachid Talid | .... | Steadicam assistant | |
| Josu Ubiria | .... | trainee camera | |
| Marc Vigil | .... | epk | |
Casting Department | |||
| Andrea Clark | .... | casting | |
| Jeremy Zimmerman | .... | casting | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Estíbaliz Gabilondo | .... | wardrobe | |
| Gemma Rodríguez | .... | wardrobe | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Javier Mosqueda | .... | film conformist | |
| George Koran | .... | colorist (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Isobel Griffiths | .... | orchestra contractor | |
Other crew | |||
| Alberto Marini | .... | script consultant | |
| Helena Moreno Núñez | .... | development executive | |
| Elena Serra | .... | development executive | |
| Koldo Serra | .... | web site designer (as Dr. Phibes) | |
| Jorge Tuca | .... | head of development | |
| Manuel Yebra | .... | assistant to co-executive producer | |
Thanks | |||
| Mikel Clemente | .... | thanks | |
| Borja Cobeaga | .... | thanks | |
| Borja Crespo | .... | thanks | |
| Nahikari Ipiña | .... | thanks | |
| Josu Martínez Chamorro | .... | thanks (as Josu Martínez) | |
| Manolo Royo | .... | thanks | |
| Jon Sagalá | .... | thanks | |
| Nacho Vigalondo | .... | thanks | |
| Marc Vigil | .... | thanks | |
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First, what's wrong with it. Aside from Cohen's wonderful song, the sound and music were poor and didn't add anything. The cinematography was not particularly inventive or inspiring.
But still a 10.
Why?
Okay you have to catch what this excellent writing is up to.
The twist at the end is pure and righteous symmetry.
It's about justice and revenge, an atypical and furious interpretation of right and wrong. It's got a piece of The Unforgiven about it.
It posits that some things just can't be fixed, and that the penalty does often indeed involve even more suffering of the innocent.
All the acting is excellent. The direction is excellent.
The writing is difficult, twisted, demanding, and wonderful, hard to grasp at first, hard to at first grasp, even at the end. But within it's own pained logic of warfare, just.
The heroic transformation is really spectacularly fierce in that the delivery of justice and punishment requires such a high price to be paid by the destroyed innocent, and the hero, that it at first doesn't even seem like justice.... but it sinks in, that it is.
Sure, it has deliberate echos of Deliverance, but it's actually much more sinister and indirectly more disturbing, not just to personal safety, but to our perception of right and wrong, and justice, punishment, and revenge.
It reminds me in some ways of Death and the Maiden.
It could have almost been a stage piece.
If it wasn't low budget and foreign, with non-U.S.-well-known writing and directing, and with higher "production values", it would have made big stink here.
Or maybe not. Us Americans are often so dull about clear winning and losing, that they get lost in movies like this. Our loss.
Oh, and I want to thank Gary Oldman for taking a shot at this. I wouldn't have known about it or seen it with him, and I thank him for roping me in!
God only knows what great stuff I miss from not having the time to watch everything! I wish I could clone myself and have them watch it so, I would have reviews I could trust! ;)