El juego del ahorcado (2008)

A story of a passionate sentimental initiation out of the ordinary; with a crime story and suspects, and two young characters.

Director:

Manuel Gómez Pereira

Writers:

Salvador García Ruiz, Manuel Gómez Pereira,

Stars:

Clara Lago, Álvaro Cervantes, Adriana Ugarte

2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Clara Lago	...	Sandra
Álvaro Cervantes	...	David
Adriana Ugarte	...	Olga
Abel Folk	...	Padre de Sandra
Victòria Pagès	...	Madre de Sandra
Víctor Valdivia	...	Rafa
Boris Ruiz	...	Padre de David
Àngels Bassas	...	Madre de David
Mary Murray	...	Margaret
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jordi Ballester
Àlex Batllori	...	Jugador 2
Juanma Falcón	...	Carlos
Andrea Guasch	...	Chica colegio
Néstor Hernández Ruano	...	Chico colegio
Antonio Higueruelo	...	Toni

Storyline

A story of a passionate sentimental initiation out of the ordinary; with a crime story and suspects, and two young characters.

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Plot Keywords:

mad love | male nudity | female nudity | rape | teenager | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Spain Ireland

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

30 January 2009 (Spain)

Also Known As:

El joc del penjat

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

El Amigo de Lenon, Ovídeo TV S.A., Subotica Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min 114 min (European Film Market)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The story takes place in 1989 but the characters have a music CD of the Spanish group Pastora recorded in 2004.

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Soundtracks

"A quién le importa"
Written by Carlos García Berlanga and Nacho Canut (as Ignacio Canut)
Performed by Alaska y Dinarama

User Reviews

Strange choice for a comedy director

The story revolves around some sort of teenage crazy love, and a very dramatic one. Sandra and David meet as kids and grow up together. While Sandra develops as a nice girl, David behavior is always at odds with the world, his unfriendly father, family, school, etc. They stay as friends until one day the affair takes a different dimension. Sandra soon discovers she is not exactly safe with David and, accepting his father suggestion, leaves for Dublin, where she intends to learn English. David follows her and, rebutted, is lost forever. It's a strange choice of film for a director who built a successful career doing some of the best Spanish comedies ever and has remained silent for a number of years. The script, based on a novel, never really gets as gutsy as it should considering the story. Clara Lago is really beautiful and sexy, but her counterpart, Alvaro Cervantes isn't as ominous and dangerous as the role would request. It's entertaining but never really goes as far as it should. As you would expect from a director as proficient as Gomez Pereira, all tech work is excellent.