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Film · 2019

Antes de la quema

Directed by Fernando Colomo · starring Salva Reina, Manuela Velasco and Maggie Civantos

  • 1 h 36 min
  • Comedy · Thriller
  • Spain
  • 5.6 AverageMovieNCo
  • 5.1 Users7 votes
  • 6.0 Critics1 review

Synopsis

The main character of 'Antes de la quema' is Quique (Salva Reina), an unemployed chirigotero who is trying to support his family while preparing for the next chirigota festival. But everything turns out wrong for Quique when "El Tuti" (Joaquín Núñez), a local drug dealer, asks him for help while planning a robbery on the biggest drug storage centre of Spain. The situation gets even worse when they discover that they have to pull this off in a race against time, as the police is planning to burn all the drugs. Film directed by Fernando Colomo ('The Tribe'), and starring Salva Reina ('Lord, Give Me Patience'), Manuela Velasco ('[Rec]'), Joaquín Núñez ('It's Now or Never'), Maggie Civantos ('The Best Summer of My Life') and Manuel Manquiña ('Sol y Luna').

The essentials

Runtime
96 min1 hour and 36 minutes
How long is Antes de la quema?
1 hour and 36 minutes (96 minutes).
Who directed Antes de la quema?
Fernando Colomo.
Who is in Antes de la quema?
It stars Salva Reina, Manuela Velasco, Maggie Civantos and Joaquín Núñez.
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Director
Fernando Colomo
Writers
Fernando Colomo

Photos and posters

All 16 photos

Reviews

All 2 reviews
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What the critics say 6.0, from one review

  • 6.0 CinemaníaSergio F. Pinilla Colomo's film does not innovate, but it does entertain. Read
  • FotogramasBeatriz Martínez It could be a Martian crossing between 'El niño', 'Between Two Waters' and a screwball comedy. A bit of thriller (in a grotesque key), another bit of social portrait and some drops of carnival humor. Read
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