A Good Man (2009)
"Un buen hombre" (original title)

A law school professor witnesses his colleague, friend and mentor murder his own wife. Rather than turn his friend in, he disowns him, but the decision leads to more danger.

Director:

Juan Martínez Moreno

Writer:

Juan Martínez Moreno (screenplay)

Stars:

Miguel de Lira, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Alberto Jiménez

Cast

Credited cast:
Miguel de Lira	...	Teniente
Emilio Gutiérrez Caba	...	Fernando
Alberto Jiménez	...	Daniel
Noelia Noto	...	Marisa
Nathalie Poza	...	Paula
Jorge Ricoy	...	Decano
Tristán Ulloa	...	Vicente

Storyline

A law school professor witnesses his colleague, friend and mentor murder his own wife. Rather than turn his friend in, he disowns him, but the decision leads to more danger.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | professor | friendship

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

30 April 2009 (Spain)

Also Known As:

A Good Man

Filming Locations:

Alicante, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Castafiore Films, Milu Films, Televisión Española (TVE)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min 97 min (European Film Market)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

A Coruña rainy weather, a sudden happening, a sound story.

The premise of this film is a fascinating one. How good is "a good man" (The film title), how bad is a bad man? Where is the thin line that divides an individual to make him either a criminal or a decent citizen?

Can anyone of us, according to the circumstances, kill a person? Will we take it naturally and continue with our daily routines or, on the contrary, it will make us to become tortured and restless with the thought of it?

I enjoyed this movie so much you don't have an idea!

The performances are superb, the close-close ups scrutinize the characters features searching for their deepest thoughts, their doubts, fears, ambitions.

There was only one scene that I found Deus ex Machina, and it happens at the police department, when an interrogated witness leaves the inspector's office and around a partition she bumps against a secretary carrying a pile of documents and photos.

When you see it you too will notice the extraordinary consequence of this encounter, too recherché to fit comfortably as a solution for that particular clue.

One feels embarrassed for the script writer that used such a cheap, worn out trick when the rest of the film is so good.

I highly recommend this picture. Very entertaining, very refined and for somebody that likes the Spanish language, the actors accents are splendid and so civilized...

Next to a Hollywood production with this type of script, this film is a masterpiece.