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The Hanged Man (Spanish: El juego del ahorcado) is a 2009 Spanish-Irish thriller and romantic drama film directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira which stars Clara Lago and Álvaro Cervantes.
Plot
Set in 1989 Girona, the fiction tracks the romance between two childhood friends (Sandra and Álvaro), as the teenage years deepen the pre-existing relationship into something closer.
Cast
- Clara Lago as Sandra
- Álvaro Cervantes as David
- Adriana Ugarte as Olga
- Abel Folk as Sandra s father
- Victòria Pagès as Sandra s mother
- Víctor Valdivia as Sandra s brother
- Boris Ruiz as David s father
- Àngels Bassas as David s mother
- Mary Murray as Margaret
Production
An adaptation of Imma Turbau s El juego del ahorcado, the screenplay was penned by Manuel Gómez Pereira and Salvador García Ruiz. A Spanish-Irish co-production, the film was produced by Amigo PC, Lenon Producciones, Ovideo TV, and Subotica Entertainment, and it had the participation of TVE and TVC. Shooting locations included Girona, Barcelona, and Ireland.
Release
Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 30 January 2009.
Reception
Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, praising the director s change of register, also writing that the film draws a more than convincing portrait of young people devoured by sexual awakening and the desire for possession .
Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the flawed but intriguing film to be a quietly intense thriller that sees the helmer abandoning his comedies for something meatier .
David Bernal of Cinemanía rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be a flawed drama , also pointing out that, deep down, the authorship should be attributed to Salvador García Ruiz rater than to Gómez Pereira, as everything in this provincial teenage romance narrated in fits and starts connects with oppressive and intimate universe .
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 23rd Goya Awards | Best New Actor | Álvaro Cervantes | Nominated | |
| Best Original Score | Bingen Mendizábal | Nominated |
| Year | 2008 |
| ReleaseDate | 2009-01-30 |
| RuntimeMins | 114 |
| RuntimeStr | 1h 54min |
| Plot | A story of a passionate sentimental initiation out of the ordinary; with a crime story and suspects, and two young characters. |
| Awards | Awards, 2 nominations |
| Directors | Manuel Gómez Pereira |
| Writers | Salvador García Ruiz, Manuel Gómez Pereira, Imma Turbau |
| Stars | Clara Lago, Álvaro Cervantes, Adriana Ugarte |
| Produced by | Ana Amigo,Manuel Gómez Pereira,Tristan Lynch,Aoife O Sullivan,Dominic Wright |
| Music by | Bingen Mendizábal |
| Cinematography by | Juan Amorós |
| Film Editing by | José Salcedo |
| Casting By | Luis San Narciso |
| Art Direction by | Ana Alvargonzález,Ciara O Donnell |
| Costume Design by | Patricia Monné |
| Makeup Department | Montse Boqueras,Natalia Montoya |
| Production Management | Ivan Carrero,Donna Eperon,Reyes Matabuena,Cristina Planell,Lidia Titos |
| Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | Víctor Cuadrado,Marc Rial,Mónica Sánchez,Fernando Trullols |
| Art Department | Ignacio Barbe,Cristina Foradada,Jordi Vera,Clara Álvarez |
| Sound Department | Biel Cabré,Alan Collins,Caoimhe Doyle,Steve Fanagan,John Fitzgerald,Brendan Geaney,Raúl Lasvignes,Javier Losantos,Jean McGrath,Miguel Ángel Polo,Jon Stevenson |
| Visual Effects by | Maria Aleman,Álvaro Carbajosa,Abraham Diaz Parra,Belén Fuentes,Beatriz Gómez,Antonio J. Jiménez,Sergio Ochoa,Manuel Ramírez,Carlos Valladares Pérez |
| Stunts | Ismael Cruz,Antonio Higueruelo |
| Camera and Electrical Department | Blanca Anunzibay,Tito Arcas,Javier Arrontes,Rafael García Martos,Dani Jareño,Conor Lynch,Núria Pérez,Guillermo Rodríguez |
| Casting Department | Vivi Cuenca,Carmel O Connor,Andrés Cuenca,Tonucha Vidal |
| Costume and Wardrobe Department | Desirée Guirao |
| Editorial Department | Noémie Dulau |
| Location Management | Barry Newman |
| Script and Continuity Department | Anna Vilà |
| Additional Crew | Albert Grabuleda Capdevila,Cristina Hergueta,Clara Lago,Norma Nebot |
| Genres | Drama |
| Companies | El Amigo de Lenon, Ovídeo TV, Subotica |
| Countries | Spain, Ireland |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| ContentRating | Not Rated |
| ImDbRating | 5.9 |
| ImDbRatingVotes | 710 |
| Keywords | large breasts,kidnapped girl,underaged female nudity,underage female nudity,underage nudity |