Title: The Candidate
Original Title: El Reino
Year: 2018
Info
- Country: Spain
- Length: 131 Minutes (2 hours 11 min)
- Genre: Thriller Drama
- Studios: Tornasol Films Atresmedia Cine
- Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Dates
- UK: August 02 2019
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Plot
The corruption cases run throungh the real life to arrives the cinema screen. This thriller about the Manuel López-Vidal's life tell us the story of a corrupted politician who will do everything he can to support his social and economic status. After one corrupted case directly affected to one of his best friend, he will try to coverhimself. But everything changes at the moment when Manuel is guilty because of the incident. The protagonist not reconognized the limits between the light and the evil, to return and recover his status of his maximum confort.
The story will be directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen ('8 citas', 'Que Dios nos perdone', 'Stockholm'), and the screenplay is written by him and Isabel Peña.
Awards
- 2019 Goya Awards: 13 6
- 2019 Feroz Awards: 11 4
Cast
Director:
Videos
Trailer subtitled 'The Candidate'
June 18 2019
Teaser 'El Reino': "Press doesn't dare"
September 27 2018
April 24 2018
Photos
Trivia
9 weeks
The movie was filmed in 9 weeks in: Madrid, Navarra and Valencia.
Their relationship
Sorogoyen written the screenplay again with his friend Isabel Peña.
Back to San Sebastian
This will be the second film by Sorogoyen in competition in San Sebastian Film Fest. In 2016, '[MAY GOD SAVE US]', also starred by Antonio de la Torre, won the Best Screenplay Award (received by Sorogoyen himself together with Isabel Peña).
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