Bruc, the Manhunt (2010)

1808. The Napoleonic Army suffers its first defeat at the hands of a single man: a drummer boy who used the Montserrat mountains to echo his drums and send the enemy troops into a panicked ... See full summary »

Director:

Daniel Benmayor

Writers:

Patxi Amezcua, Jordi Gasull (screenplay)

Stars:

Juan José Ballesta, Vincent Perez, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey

3 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Juan José Ballesta	...	Bruc
Vincent Perez	...	Maraval
Astrid Bergès-Frisbey	...	Gloria
Santi Millán	...	De la Mata
Nicolas Giraud	...	Nouaille
Moussa Maaskri	...	Attab
Jérôme Le Banner	...	Baraton
Justin Blanckaert	...	Magne
Francesc Albiol	...	Dr. Ballart
Blai Llopis	...	Jaume
Albert Vidal	...	Nicolau
Marcel Borràs	...	Miquel (as Marcel Borrás)
Cristina Cervià	...	Rosa
Jordi Coromina	...	Martí
Joan Bentallé	...	François Ames de Çua

Storyline

1808. The Napoleonic Army suffers its first defeat at the hands of a single man: a drummer boy who used the Montserrat mountains to echo his drums and send the enemy troops into a panicked retreat. When the news reaches Napoleon, he furiously orders the captain of the Imperial Guard to bring back the head of the young hero responsible for his army's defeat. The captain gathers together a band of his best and most deadly men and so begins the hunt to death of the soldier who was to become a legend.

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Plot Keywords:

army | french | hunt | saber | boar | 

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Genres:

Drama | History | War

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Did You Know?

Alternate Versions

There is an Spanish-language version which was not just dubbed. All scenes with dialogue were shot twice: Once with the actors speaking Spanish and once with them speaking Catalan

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Soundtracks

Bruc
Written by Beth and Xavier Capellas
Performed by Beth

User Reviews

The Legendary Catalan drummer of El Bruc!!!

Every old legend passing ahead for new generation increased a little bit, the Drummer of El Bruc dovetails perfectly in this events, how it really happens nobody knows, it just based in this legend was taken to screen in Hollywood formula, about a lowly miner as Juan de Bruc (Juan José Ballestra) according the real sources his true name was Isidre Lluça i Casanoves, therefore it's a crying shame the producers had forgot it and didn't make proper justice over such hero, just unthinkable of the historic point of view, Juan playing drummer at cave could reverberate a thundering rock avalanche smashing the French soldiers in the foothill of the narrow canyon, sounds a bit contrive, but based on this fact fictitious or not a Catalon-Spanish production made this fine movie, after such appalling defeat the bloody Napoleon claimed the drummer's head sending there is most esteemed officer, the bold Captain Merival (Vincent Perez) gathering a special squad, thenceforth all happening on the Bruc village seems cohesive, however when they chase the drummer Juan at mountain it became a formulaic Hollywood commodity, plenty of action, on gorgeous landscape, indeed a true highlight of the movie, a mandatory picture highly stigmatized at IMDB!!!

Resume:

First watch: 2020 / How many: 1 / Source: Blu-Ray / Rating: 7.25

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Spain]

Country:

Spain

Language:

Catalan Spanish French

Release Date:

22 December 2010 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Legend of the Soldier

Filming Locations:

Aiguamúrcia, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,584,719

Company Credits

Production Co:

Telefónica Producciones, Bruc-Laurion, Generalitat de Catalunya - Institut Català de les Indústries Culturals (ICIC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color