A golpes (2005)

The story unfolds around five friends, Juanita, Nitzia, María, Vicky and Mena, who are under the age of 25. They are dissatisfied with the inequality and injustice that exists in the world.... See full summary »

Director:

Juan Vicente Córdoba

Writers:

Juan Vicente Córdoba, María Reyes Arias

Stars:

Natalia Verbeke, Daniel Guzmán, Juana Acosta

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Natalia Verbeke	...	María
Daniel Guzmán	...	Fran (as Daniel Guzman)
Juana Acosta	...	Juanita
María Vázquez	...	Vicky (as Maria Vazquez)
Marian Álvarez	...	Mena (as Marian Alvarez)
Zay Nuba	...	Nitzia
María Reyes Arias	...	Lola (as Maria Reyes Arias)
Alfredo Villa	...	Mariano
Carlos Kaniowsky	...	Padre de María
Andrés Gertrúdix	...	Pipo (as Andres Gertrudix)
Javier Pereira	...	Patrulla
Adrián Gordillo	...	Tiri (as Adrian Gordillo)
Jero García	...	Jero (as Jero Garcia)
Christopher de Andrés	...	Policía (as Christopher de Andres)
Manuel Pinto	...	Tino

Storyline

The story unfolds around five friends, Juanita, Nitzia, María, Vicky and Mena, who are under the age of 25. They are dissatisfied with the inequality and injustice that exists in the world. They do not believe that their annoying and jocular situation can improve in the future and for that reason they decide to do something about it. They decide to fight but not everything will be easy because the neighborhood is a place of hostility and to be able to succeed they will have to be the best. In the end they will end up showing the world that things can change if you fight the obstacles of life.

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Plot Keywords:

female boxer | male objectification | bare chested male | group of friends | male nudity | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

4 November 2005 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Fisticuffs

Filming Locations:

Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$174,712

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canal+ España, Enrique Cerezo Producciones Cinematográficas S.A., Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References Street Warriors (1977)

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Soundtracks

Las chicas andan sueltas
Written and Arranged by José Carrasco
Performed by Dr. Distorsión

User Reviews

Interesting look about female youthful of lower class in Madrid barrios of the 2000s

Natalia Verbeke as María , Juana Acosta as Juanita , María Vázquez as Vicky , Marian Álvarez as Mena and Zay Nuba as Nitzia live on the outskirts of Madrid and their future is not presented very encouraging . The five young people decide then get what they want without stopping to think about the ethics of means to achieve their aims , as they execute robberies on jewelry and mall . But the events go wrong and there takes place a disagreeable final . The main starring is Maria , well played by Natalia Verbeke , a cab women who wants to progress by dedicating to female boxing into ¨Mosca or Fly¨ category .

¨A Golpes¨ is one of several movies dealing with Spanish youth and their particularities such as : jobless , sex , drugs , and delinquency , all of them interwoven with a story about the boxing world . This genre achieved splendor during the 70s and early 80s such as ¨Perros Callejeros I and II¨, ¨Perras Callejeras¨ , ¨ Los Ultimos Golpes Del Torete¨, ¨Yo el Vaquilla¨, mostly realized by Jose Antonio De La Loma , ¨Navajeros , "Colegas", "El Pico 2" by Eloy De La Iglesia and especially ¨Deprisa , Deprisa¨ by Carlos Saura and later ¨La Estanquera De Vallecas ¨ , among others . These films were notorious in the years of the Spanish transition to democracy including provoking and polemic issues and played by unknown young people . Drugs , delinquency, and generational problems are the habitual subjects in these films and specially dedicated to the underworld of heroin and a very realistic look at drug addiction . In ¨A Golpes¨ there is a similar premise , as some unfortunate as well as hapless young women living hardly in Madrid streets , then all of them carry out a heist on a jewelry and a mall with unexpected consequences . We see their troubles growing in such streets , slums or "barrio" from Vallecas and Madrid outskirts and some fine locations . The director creates a sort of Spanish Neo-Realism by tackling the Spanish way of life of a group of young women in the streets from a sociological point of view ; being rightly portrayed the city of Madrid of the 2000s , in the so-called popular neighbourhoods . Juan Vicente Cordoba shows the ugliness of those "barrios" , toughness and cold existence along with some nice boxing scenes and a lot of sex scenes . The main cast is pretty good , including young actresses who subsequently would have a notorious careers cinema as TV , such as Natalia Verbeke of Doctor Mateo , Juana Acosta of Hospital Central , Zay Nuba of Vida Mancha and Marian Alvarez who won prize in San Sebastian for La Herida . Support cast is frankly well such as Alfredo Villa as Mariano , Carlos Kaniowsky as Padre de María , Javier Pereira as Patrulla , Andrés Gertrúdix as Pipo and brief acting by the famous Miguel Ángel Silvestre , El Duke, as Yuri .

Well produced by Enrique Cerezo , a nice producer who financed several successes such as ¨Juana La Loca¨ , ¨The long kill¨, "The Final Inquiry" , ¨Witching & Bitching" , and recently ¨Argento's Dracula 3D¨ , among others . The motion picture was professionally directed by Vicente Cordoba though with some flaws and gaps . Juan Vicente Cordoba is a good Spanish movies director , he began working in cinema in the 90s filming shorts , and realized a few films as El Rey Tuerto and Aunque no Sepas and A Golpes results to be his last movie .