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:

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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

"Batul Baul"
Written by Terry Devine-King

User Reviews

Good Spanish thriller with magnificent performance by the main cast and well directed

There is no man more dangerous than a man with facial hair and a shotgun , this is a lesson American learned in the 1970s thanks to Charles Bronson and Enrique Urbizu clearly never forgot and as he demonstrates it in ¨No Peace For The Wicked¨ (No Habra Paz Para Los Malvados) . It deals with a burned-out cop named Santos Trinidad becomes involved a triple murder but there is a witness that manages to getaway . Meantime, Judge Chacon (the singer Helena Miguel in his second acting) helped by Comisario Leiva (Juanjo Artero) are investigating the murders, but what seems to be a case of killing spree , actually is something far more dangerous . Santos attempts to eliminate clues but in the process , he uncovers an Islamist cell scheming diabolic plans .

The comeback of one of the most gripping Spanish film noir directors after an eight year absence . Urbizu is the director of No Peace For The Wicked (No Habra Paz Para Los Malvados), an upcoming 'tough cop with big gun' movie coming out of Spain . From start to finish action-packed , fast-paced ,thrills , emotion and suspense is continuous . It is one of the best noir film that have been realized in Spain, is a thriller that keeps you interested and expecting . José Coronado, Rodolfo Sancho, and Helena Miquel star in the sort of story we've seen many times before - a police inspector is part of a shootout that leaves three people dead and the suspect on the run, thereby casting suspicion on himself - but one that is always fun when executed with style and Urbizu certainly seems to have that. Jose Coronado is simply awesome , he steals the show as a veteran and violent police with dark secrets , furthermore a good support cast as Rodolfo Sancho, son of recently deceased Sancho Gracia and Pedro Mari Sanchez , an actor working from his childhood as well as Juanjo Artero of ¨Verano Azul¨. The motion picture was professionally directed by Enrique Urbizu . He is an expert on Thriller as proved in ¨Todo Por la Pasta¨, ¨Caja 507¨ and on comedy such as ¨Cuernos Mujer¨, ¨Como Ser Infeliz¨ and ¨Tu Novia esta Loca¨.

No Rest for the Wicked gained various winners for the 2012 Goya Awards , as the 26th Annual Goya Awards , presented by the Academia De las Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas De España (Spanish Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences), is "Spain's main national film awards, considered by many in Spain, and internationally, to be the Spanish equivalent of the American Academy Awards ; it won : Director Enrique Urbizu ,Original Screenplay for Enrique Urbizu and Michel Gaztambide, and Adapted Screenplay . Rating : Good , a highly recommended picture , worthwhile seeing .