B, la película

B, la película
B, la película
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	David Ilundain
Screenplay by	David Ilundain;
Based on	Ruz-Bárcenas; by Jordi Casanovas
Starring	Pedro Casablanc ; Manolo Solo
Cinematography	Ángel Amorós
Edited by	Marta Velasco
Production; companies	Inicia Films; Bolo Audiovisual;
Distributed by	Avalon (es)
Release date	18 September 2015;
Running time	78 min
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

B, la película (English: "B, the film") is a 2015 Spanish legal drama film directed by David Ilundain.^[1]

The screenplay is based on the stage work Ruz-Bárcenas by Jordi Casanovas, a transcription of testimony given 15 July 2013 by Luis Bárcenas, former treasurer of the Partido Popular, to Pablo Ruz, one of the judges of Spain's central criminal court, the Audiencia Nacional. Bárcenas was facing charges of corruption,^[2] and the title of the film refers to the Spanish term Caja B, meaning parallel accounting or slush fund. The main characters are interpreted in the film by Pedro Casablanc and Manolo Solo. It is a courtroom drama based on actual events, even though its screenplay is so faithful to reality, that it could be considered more as a documentary source rather than fiction.

Reception

The film was not widely distributed,^[3] but received recognition from the critics. At the Goya Awards (Spain's principal national film awards) the screenplay was nominated in the Best Adaptation category and there were nominations for two of the actors, Pedro Casablanc (Best Actor) and Manolo Solo (Best Supporting Actor).

Cast

Pedro Casablanc - Luis Bárcenas
Manolo Solo - Judge Ruz
Pedro Civera [es] - Javier Gómez de Liaño
Eduardo Recabarren - Gonzalo Boyen
Patxi Freytez [es] - Enrique Santiago
Celia Castro - María Dolores Márquez de Prado
Enric Benavent [es] - José Mariano Benítez de Lugo
Ramón Ibarra - Miguel Durán

References

^ B la película. Cineuropa
^ "Spain: Rajoy man Barcenas arrives for questioning". BBC. 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ "¿Qué sucede con "B", la película sobre los papeles de Bárcenas?". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 2015.

External links

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[1] B la película. Cineuropa

[BBC-2] "Spain: Rajoy man Barcenas arrives for questioning". BBC. 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2022.

[lvg-3] "¿Qué sucede con "B", la película sobre los papeles de Bárcenas?". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 2015.

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