No Rest for the Wicked (2011)
"No habrá paz para los malvados" (original title)

A thriller based on the 2004 terrorist bombing in Madrid.police ineptitude prior to Madrid's 2004 terrorist bombing.

Director:

Enrique Urbizu

Writers:

Michel Gaztambide, Enrique Urbizu

Stars:

José Coronado, Rodolfo Sancho, Helena Miquel

18 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
José Coronado	...	Santos Trinidad
Rodolfo Sancho	...	Rodolfo
Helena Miquel	...	Chacón
Juanjo Artero	...	Leiva
Pedro Mari Sánchez	...	Ontiveros (as Pedro Maria Sánchez)
Younes Bachir	...	Rachid
Nadia Casado	...	Celia
Juan Pablo Shuck	...	Augusto Lora
Eduard Farelo	...	Cerdán
Karim El-Kerem	...	Joven Guapo
Abdel Ali El Aziz	...	Ceutí
Nasser Saleh	...	Muchacho Árabe
Héctor Claramunt	...	Tipo Rubio
Said El Mouden	...	Tipo Recio
Walter Gamberini	...	Don Pedro Vargas

Storyline

The police inspector Santos Trinidad gets involved in a triple murder but there is a witness that manages to escape and could incriminate him. Santos begins an investigation to find and eliminate him. Meanwhile, Judge Chacon, who is investigating the triple murder, goes on looking for the murderer but what seems a simple case of drugs actually is something far more dangerous.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | drugs | terrorist attack | madrid spain | neo noir | 

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Genres:

Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [es]

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

23 September 2011 (Spain)

Also Known As:

No Rest for the Wicked

Filming Locations:

Alicante, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

AXN, Audiovisual Aval SGR, Canal+ España

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Santos Trinidad: -Rock'n Roll.

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Connections

Remade as No Rest for the Wicked

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Soundtracks

"Eres mentirosa (Mentirosa)"
Written by Humberto Caycho Alcántara

User Reviews

Superb Spanish noir movie...

I was just partially prepared for this gritty thriller, so I am warning you in time to get ready for it to maximize your enjoyment. This is another gut-buster coming to us from sunny Spain, in case you missed it the first one is Mientras Duermes, and this just goes to show you that no matter what Hollywood decides to do to cinema, there will be always other countries to step up. This vibrant noir movie is just too cool, and the reason for that is Santos Trinidad masterfully played by José Coronado. While the American take on your average alcoholic, corrupt and dangerous detective set the standards, Jose took it to another level with his believable acting, right appearance and that crazy look in his eyes is the thing that completes the whole image. These are the guys that you don't wanna see or have anything to do in real life, but secretly fantasize about being them or hanging out with them.

The director did not hold back, and once again we can enjoy in this glass of whiskey that is not watered down or with ice. The taste that this movie leaves is that one of bitterness of life, wrong choices and the those moments of perfect clarity where you can actually feel alive and meaningful. Just beautiful.... And gripping, from the beginning to the end, this movie will hold your attention and let it go just for brief moments that are to be used to light up another cigar or pour another shot of whiskey (well, I guess any alcohol will do). One more thing I found very interesting and that is that upon viewing this movie Sylvester Stallone immediately bought the rights and expressed desire to make an American version (with him in the lead role, no doubt)

Using the actual events of 2004 Madrid train bombings, No Rest for the Wicked further develops this story, from the eyes of one Santos Trinidad. Santos Trinidad is a bad man, a police detective who likes to drink, gamble, misuse his authority and all the fun things that we would do, if, of course, life was a video game. He comes alive at night and as an alcoholic vampire prowls the streets and strip clubs looking for trouble, life and death. One of those visits, will prove to be a very important one as he accidentally stumbles on something much, much bigger than the usual sleaze that you would expect in a nightclub. Not to reveal too much (again, but what can I do when the movie is that good...), I will leave you with this, enjoy this phenomenal movie...

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