The Weakness of the Bolshevik (2003)
"La flaqueza del bolchevique" (original title)

Based on a novel by Lorenzo Silva, this movie deals with the unusual and tragic relationship between a frustrated businessman and a 14-year-old student. After crashing into the rear of the ... See full summary »

Director:

Manuel Martín Cuenca

Writers:

Manuel Martín Cuenca, Lorenzo Silva (novel),

Stars:

Luis Tosar, Mar Regueras, María Valverde

5 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Luis Tosar	...	Pablo López
Mar Regueras	...	Sonsoles
María Valverde	...	María
Rubén Ochandiano	...	Manu
Jordi Dauder	...	Alfredo
Enriqueta Carballeira	...	Dolores
Nathalie Poza	...	Eva
Manolo Solo	...	Francisco
Yolanda Serrano	...	Alba
Ángela Herrera	...	Elsa
Daniel Grao	...	Perico
Roberto Drago	...	Raúl
José Antonio Izaguirre	...	Armando
Luis Miguel Seguí	...	Municipal
Carla Gayan	...	Izaskun

Storyline

Based on a novel by Lorenzo Silva, this movie deals with the unusual and tragic relationship between a frustrated businessman and a 14-year-old student. After crashing into the rear of the car in front of him, Pablo Lopez starts arguing with the other driver, Sonsoles, who finally files for an injury claim against him. Therefore, the angry manager starts harassing her and observes her younger sister Maria in her schoolyard. When he gets to know the intelligent girl, his perception of life is changed totally, but their friendship leads into a tragedy...

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Plot Keywords:

businessman | public park | middle aged man | park | intergenerational friendship | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [es]

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

31 October 2003 (Spain)

Also Known As:

The Weakness of the Bolshevik

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

€3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Antena 3 Televisión, Canal+ España, Gobierno de La Rioja

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References Pasapalabra (2000)

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Soundtracks

"A fuego"
Written by Roberto Iniesta and Iñaki Antón
Performed by Extremoduro

User Reviews

A puff of fresh air

Embittered man in the thirties (Pablo), who is fed up of his daily routine and the society, meet a young girl (María) that brings him a puff of fresh air and makes him think that life has sense again. He knows he shouldn't do it but, he realize that it's fruitless to fight against that kind of feelings. The film is based in the homonym novel by Lorenzo Silva.

Fantastic performance of Luis Tosar (Los lunes al sol, Te doy mis ojos, Inconscientes...), able to transmit all kind of emotions with his face, and María Valverde, always innocence and freshness (I'm also in love with you, María), on her debut.

It made a lot of time a film didn't surprise me so, I strongly recommend this film to those that want to be surprised.