Nobody Knows Anybody

Nobody Knows Anybody
Theatrical release poster
SpanishNadie conoce a nadie
Directed byMateo Gil
Screenplay byMateo Gil
Based onNadie conoce a nadie
by Juan Bonilla
Starring
CinematographyJavier Salmones
Edited byNacho Ruiz Capillas
Music byAlejandro Amenábar
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Sogefilms
Release date
  • 26 November 1999 (1999-11-26) (Spain)
Running time
108 minutes
Countries
  • Spain
  • France
LanguageSpanish

Nobody Knows Anybody (Spanish: Nadie conoce a nadie) is a 1999 Spanish-French thriller film directed by Mateo Gil, based on the novel by Juan Bonilla. It stars Eduardo Noriega and Jordi Mollá alongside Natalia Verbeke and Paz Vega.

Plot

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Amid the spectacular festivities of Holy Week in Seville, an aspiring novelist struggles with his work and pays his bills by composing crossword puzzles. A cryptic recording left on his answering machine demands that he include a certain word in a future puzzle and he becomes drawn into a spiraling tangle of mystery, danger, and confusion. Soon he is forced into participating in a real-life version of a computer game on the narrow streets of Seville with extremely high stakes for the entire city.

Cast

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Production

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The film is a Spanish-French co-production by Maestranza Films, Sogecine, and DMVB Films, with the collaboration of the Andalusia Film Commission, Canal Sur, and Canal+.[3] Shooting locations included Seville, Carmona, and Madrid.[2]

Release

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Distributed by Warner Sogefilms, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 26 November 1999.[4]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2000 14th Goya Awards Best New Director Mateo Gil Nominated [5]
Best Special Effects Raúl Romanillos, Manuel Horrillo, José Núñez, Emilio Ruiz del Río Won

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Pérez Rufí 2001, p. 97.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Pérez Rufí 2001, p. 110.
  3. ^ Pérez Rufí, José Patricio (2001). "Sevilla como personaje en Nadie conoce a nadie" (PDF). Andalucía: una civilización para el cine (pp. 95-110). Seville: Padilla libros. p. 109. ISBN 8484341313 – via Universidad de Sevilla.
  4. ^ "Nadie conoce a nadie · España-Francia 1999". Adaptaciones de la literatura española en el cine español. Referencias y bibliografía. Retrieved 23 November 2022 – via Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
  5. ^ Viaje al cine español. 25 años de los Premios Goya (PDF), Lunwerg, 2011, p. 282, ISBN 978-84-9785-791-8
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