Mataharis (2007)

Private detective Inés infiltrates the employees at a multinational corporation. Thanks to the collaboration of Manuel, she gets to the heart of company intrigues. But her investigation ... See full summary »

Director:

Icíar Bollaín

Writers:

Icíar Bollaín (screenplay), Tatiana Rodríguez (screenplay)

Stars:

Najwa Nimri, Tristán Ulloa, María Vázquez

5 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Najwa Nimri	...	Eva
Tristán Ulloa	...	Iñaki
María Vázquez	...	Inés
Diego Martín	...	Manuel
Nuria González	...	Carmen
Antonio de la Torre	...	Sergio
Fernando Cayo	...	Valbuena
Manuel Morón	...	Samuel
Adolfo Fernández	...	Alberto
Mabel Rivera	...	Mujer engañada
Florentino Soria
Irene Herranz
Juanma Lara	...	(as Juan Manuel Lara)
Aixa Villagrán
Puchi Lagarde

Storyline

Private detective Inés infiltrates the employees at a multinational corporation. Thanks to the collaboration of Manuel, she gets to the heart of company intrigues. But her investigation brings her face to face with a difficult emotional and ethical decision. Eva, just back from maternity leave, is juggling work and family obligations when she discovers that her partner Iñaki is hiding something fundamental to their future as a couple. Carmen, the most experienced of the three, observes and tapes Sergio's marital collapse but can't see her own marriage is dead. While working at the detective agency run by Valbuena, these three surveillance specialists often invade others' privacy but are clueless about confronting their own secrets. All three will have to cross the thin line dividing public and private matters, bringing their own issues to light in order to solve more than just their professional cases.

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Haut et Court [France] Official site

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

28 September 2007 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Detektywi w spódnicach

Filming Locations:

Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

€2,500,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,065,030, 31 December 2008

Company Credits

Production Co:

Producciones La Iguana S.L.,Sogecine

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

There are a few scenes where in Inés's room, a picture of famous accused double agent in world war 1, Mata Hari is hanging on wall near to the telephone.

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Soundtracks

Maneras de vivir
Written by Rosendo Mercado (as Rosendo Mercado Ruiz), José Antonio Urbano and Miguel Ángel Campos
Performed by Rosendo Mercado (as Rosendo)

User Reviews

It's good; however, it's not like Take My Eyes.

Iciar Bollain, who made the debut film "Take My Eyes", tells the story about three women who live in Madrid. The director uses an allegorical expression to talk about three middle-aged women's lives. In addition to personal stories, she emphasizes social messages like her first movie, Take My Eyes. These women characters are detectives and they observe other people's lives; however, they have a lot of problems in their marriages and they cannot resolve their problems. The director approaches every character sentimentally. Furthermore she emphasizes the problems which are bigger. The women, having problems in their lives, care about housework and childcare for their children. Also there is such great the segregation between women and men in society. They struggle with social inequality. If we thought about the movie with all its elements, we would say that "Mataharis" is an impressive and realistic movie; however, it's not better than Take My Eyes.

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