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Common Wealth

Original title: La comunidad
  • 20002000
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  • 1h 50m
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7.2/10
12K
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La comunidad (2000)
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The accidental discovery of a big fortune hidden in the apartment of a deceased man will fill the heart of a real estate agent with greed and dreams of a luxurious life, but the neighbours t... Read allThe accidental discovery of a big fortune hidden in the apartment of a deceased man will fill the heart of a real estate agent with greed and dreams of a luxurious life, but the neighbours think otherwise.The accidental discovery of a big fortune hidden in the apartment of a deceased man will fill the heart of a real estate agent with greed and dreams of a luxurious life, but the neighbours think otherwise.

IMDb RATING
7.2/10
12K
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  • Director
    • Álex de la Iglesia
  • Writers
    • Jorge Guerricaechevarría
    • Álex de la Iglesia
  • Stars
    • Carmen Maura
    • Eduardo Antuña
    • María Asquerino
Top credits
  • Director
    • Álex de la Iglesia
  • Writers
    • Jorge Guerricaechevarría
    • Álex de la Iglesia
  • Stars
    • Carmen Maura
    • Eduardo Antuña
    • María Asquerino
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    • 30User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 20 wins & 15 nominations

    Videos1

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    Enrique Villén in La comunidad (2000)
    Carmen Maura in La comunidad (2000)
    Eduardo Antuña in La comunidad (2000)
    Carmen Maura in La comunidad (2000)
    Carmen Maura in La comunidad (2000)
    Carmen Maura in La comunidad (2000)
    Jesús Bonilla in La comunidad (2000)
    La comunidad (2000)
    Carmen Maura in La comunidad (2000)
    Carmen Maura in La comunidad (2000)
    María Asquerino and Marta Fernández Muro in La comunidad (2000)
    Sancho Gracia and Terele Pávez in La comunidad (2000)

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    Carmen Maura
    Carmen Maura
    • Juliaas Julia
    Eduardo Antuña
    • Charlyas Charly
    María Asquerino
    María Asquerino
    • Encarnaas Encarna
    Jesús Bonilla
    Jesús Bonilla
    • Ricardoas Ricardo
    Marta Fernández Muro
    Marta Fernández Muro
    • Paquitaas Paquita
    • (as Marta Fernandez Muro)
    Paca Gabaldón
    Paca Gabaldón
    • Hortensiaas Hortensia
    • (as Paca Gabaldon)
    Ane Gabarain
    • Karinaas Karina
    Sancho Gracia
    Sancho Gracia
    • Castroas Castro
    Emilio Gutiérrez Caba
    Emilio Gutiérrez Caba
    • Emilioas Emilio
    • (as Emilio Gutierrez Caba)
    Kiti Mánver
    Kiti Mánver
    • Doloresas Dolores
    • (as Kiti Manver)
    Terele Pávez
    Terele Pávez
    • Ramonaas Ramona
    • (as Terele Pavez)
    Roberto Perdomo
    • Oswaldoas Oswaldo
    Manuel Tejada
    • Chuecaas Chueca
    Enrique Villén
    Enrique Villén
    • Domínguezas Domínguez
    • (as Enrique Villen)
    Gorka Aguinagalde
    • Camillero 1as Camillero 1
    Ramón Barea
    Ramón Barea
    • Pradilloas Pradillo
    • (as Ramon Barea)
    Mariví Bilbao
    • Señora Enjoyada 1as Señora Enjoyada 1
    • (as Marivi Bilbao)
    Silvia Casanova
    Silvia Casanova
    • Señora Enjoyada 2as Señora Enjoyada 2
    • Director
      • Álex de la Iglesia
    • Writers
      • Jorge Guerricaechevarría
      • Álex de la Iglesia
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    Storyline

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    Julia finds 300 million pesetas hidden in a dead man's house while selling an apartment. She's a 40-ish real estate agent now forced to face the wrath of a very peculiar community (of neighbors), headed by an unscrupulous administrator. Black humor gives way to suspense, closely followed by horror that doesn't take long in coming to a head in undisguised pandemonium. —ElianaG
    • black comedy
    • cell phone
    • animated sequence
    • real estate agent as protagonist
    • female real estate agent
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      • Brilliant, caustic and entertaining!
    • Genres
      • Adventure
      • Comedy
      • Crime
      • Horror
      • Mystery
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for violence, language and some sexuality
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      Towards the last third of the film, when Julia is searching a way to exit the building, she skips through the dead rich man's diaries and several maps of the house can be seen. But one of the last ones, on the left page, is a drawing of the comic book "13, Rue del Percebe" by Spanish artist Francisco Ibañez.
    • Quotes

      Julia: So kill me, too and stop boring me with your sermons. You're a fraud and a thief, like me, like everybody.

      Emilio: No, I'm not a thief. I'm not a thief. I have a right to it, I do. We did the sports lottery together. I helped him guess the scores. He asked me for advice. He said..."Sporting against Real Sociedad"... And I... I... I said..."Tie". I don't know, it just came out of my mouth. No one else in Spain marked "Tie". Just me. I said, "Tie". When I heard he'd won the jackpot, I was glad. I swear I was glad. And he didn't want to share. As if we didn't exist. We were neighbours. A lifetime together, meeting in the elevator, in the bar... It meant nothing to him. He could have given us part, or just gifts. But no, he wanted it all for himself, the Goddamn greedy fucker. I've dreamt about this moment ever since. If I hadn't spoken, if I'd shut my mouth, if I hadn't said "Tie"... the bastard wouldn't have ruined our lives.

    • Connections
      Featured in Así se hizo: La comunidad (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Y ¿si fuera ella?
      Lyrics and Music composed by Alejandro Sanz

      Performed by Alejandro Sanz (uncredited)

    User reviews30

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Great dark comedy thriller
    Alex De La Iglesia is one of a triumvirate of Spanish directors whose deliciously black comedies have found a sizeable audience outside of Spain (the other two being Bigas Luna and the master Pedro Almodovar). Iglesia's debut ACCIONE MUTANTE was a wonderfully perverse low budget sci-fi parody, but it was his super-dark horror comedy THE DAY OF THE BEAST that first brought him international recognition, and a brief and unlikely stab at Hollywood with the entertaining PERDITA DURANGO.

    LA COMMUNIDAD shows that Iglesia has matured a *lot* as a film maker, and feels much slicker and more accomplished than his earlier films. Carmen Maura (Spain's finest actress) plays an estate agent with a gift for telling lies, who discovers a stash of money in an appartment she has to show to some clients. She thinks this is what her life has been waiting for, but she doesn't count on THE COMMUNITY that inhabits the appartment building.

    LA COMMUNIDAD is a wonderful thing - a horror movie about ordinary people. Forget mutants, satanists or the devil himself - none of these are as scary as the guy next door! Iglesia brings out the darkest side of our human nature, bringing out delicious black comedy, horror and thriller elements without the need to invoke anything supernatural or fantastical.

    Iglesia's direction is assured - helped no doubt by having a veteren like Maura in the lead role. The pacing of the film is spot on, and the atmosphere and tension is built to great effect. The film is creepy, crazy and builds to real edge of the seat tension. The characters are all wonderful, and the cast give great performances. A great piece of work!

    9/10
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    • May 10, 2003

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    • Release date
      • September 29, 2000 (Spain)
    • Country of origin
      • Spain
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Комунар
    • Filming locations
      • Puerta del Sol, Madrid, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Antena 3 Televisión
      • Lolafilms
      • Vía Digital
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €4,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $290,754
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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