'Ropes' trivia and fun facts
Athos
Espiona is the dog in charge of producing fear int his film, playing Athos. "It's the first time that in Spain they ask us for a dog to have a protagonist role like this", affirms Carles vila, director from the company "Animales a Rodar".
Sitges
'Ropes' was nominated for Best Film in Sitges Festival.
Shooting
the shooting was done in three weeks.
Awarded director
José Luis Montesinos has been awarded by his short fiction film 'El corredor': in 2015 a Gaudi award and in 2016 a Forqué award and a Goya award.
Film genre
The director José Luis Montesinos describes this film as "survival cinema" even though it has some terror tints.
Paula Del Río
The actress Paula Del Río won Best Actress in an Ensemble Award in the Mestre Mateo Awards for her perfomnce in the Dani de la Torre film 'Retribution'. In that film, she played Sara, Carlos daughter, played by Luis Tosar.
Casting
The director José Luis Montesinos said they were looking for someone older than Paula del Río to be Elena. But when she auditioned, they decided to adapt the script to her.