Directed by | |||
| Mónica Laguna | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Jorge Guerricaechevarría | ||
| Mónica Laguna | ||
Produced by | |||
| Andrés Vicente Gómez | .... | producer | |
| Marco Gómez | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Suso Sáiz | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Teo Delgado | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Pablo Blanco | |||
Casting by | |||
| Camilla-Valentine Isola | |||
| Carmen Utrilla | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Antón Laguna | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Cristina Rodríguez | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Montse Damas | .... | assistant makeup artist (as Montserrat Damas) | |
| Mercedes Guillot | .... | hair stylist | |
| Concha Martí | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Javier Montero | .... | production supervisor | |
| Juanma Pagazaurtundua | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Miki Fernández Boris | .... | assistant director | |
| Ainara Gamero | .... | second assistant director (as Ainhara Gamero) | |
| Julen Robles | .... | second second assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| José Altit | .... | props | |
| José Carracedo | .... | props | |
| Javier de Miguel | .... | props | |
Sound Department | |||
| Pedro Barbadillo | .... | sound assistant | |
| Luis Castro | .... | sound effects | |
| Juan Carlos Cid | .... | sound mixer | |
| Juan Carlos Cid | .... | sound | |
| Vicente De la Fuente | .... | dubbing recordist | |
| Mario López | .... | sound effects recordist | |
| Alfonso Pino | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Jaume Puig | .... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby | |
| Nacho Royo-Villanova | .... | sound editor | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Carlos J. Santos | .... | optical printer | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Arturo Aldegunde | .... | Steadicam operator | |
| Alicia Beladiez | .... | assistant camera | |
| Alfredo González Bravo | .... | electrician | |
| Allen Cohen | .... | still photographer | |
| Alfredo Díaz | .... | grip (as Alfredo Díaz Viña) | |
| Emma Fernández | .... | assistant camera | |
| Álvaro García | .... | camera intern | |
| Emiliano Merino | .... | gaffer | |
| Félix Pascual | .... | electrician | |
| Charly Planell | .... | assistant camera (as Carlos Planell) | |
| Germán Ruiz | .... | video assist operator | |
| José Luis Soria | .... | electrician | |
| David Tudela | .... | assistant Steadicam operator | |
Casting Department | |||
| Samantha Seoane | .... | casting assistant | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Claudia Artigas | .... | costumer | |
| Inma Artigas | .... | costume assistant (as Inmaculada Artigas) | |
| Rocío González | .... | costumer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| José María Bello | .... | post-production coordinator | |
| Pablo Blanco Guzmán | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Raquel Fernández | .... | assistant music mixer | |
| Antonio Olariaga | .... | assistant music mixer | |
| Guillermo Quero | .... | music mixer | |
Other crew | |||
| María Alcantud | .... | production assistant | |
| Juan Campos | .... | production coordinator | |
| Sergio Cuenllas | .... | making-of | |
| Purificación García | .... | production secretary | |
| María Guerra | .... | script supervisor | |
| Soledad Martínez | .... | production assistant | |
| Raquel Pedreira | .... | assistant publicist | |
| Ana Pérez-Lorente | .... | production assistant | |
| Carlos J. Santos | .... | title designer | |
| Elena Serrano | .... | making-of | |
| Ander Sistiaga | .... | first production assistant | |
| Eva Sklar | .... | unit publicist | |
| Fernando Évole | .... | production assistant | |
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Deep inside lugubrious dens the cards are served, offering some really wonderful panning across the faces of the concentrated players, and in the middle of them a rather striking young woman who has got herself into a man's world of hard drinkers, heavy smokers, dead-pan faces, as chips and cash are pushed back and forth over the green felt. An anguishing world of getting money from wherever so as to sit at the big one, and even more anguishing - getting more money to pay back what you have lost.
This is the world in which Luna moves, having grown up in whiskey bars, nicely played out by Ana Torrent, who is the main reason for my seeing the film after her participation in films such as `Vacas', `Tesis' (qv) and `Yoyes'. I was also keen to see Dafne Fernández again after her very nice appearances in `Pajarico' (qv) and `Goya en Burdeos' (qv), and the name of Álvaro Monje also called my attention (El Nini in `Las Ratas' - qv). Ana Torrent is well backed-up by a carefully chosen cast who fit in to what we would mostly expect these professional card-players to be like, but without being heavy-handed in stereotyping. The dialogues are mostly correct, with just a few weak moments that do not ring quite true. However, the story rides out its tense drama with sobriety.
The film is further enhanced by very atmospheric directing, creating good tension, helped by both the music and photography. All in all, the film adds up to rather more than what I expected.