Unit 7 (2012)

A squad of four undercover cops are charged with cleaning up the streets of Seville from drugs and prostitution.

Director:

Alberto Rodríguez

Writers:

Rafael Cobos (story), Rafael Cobos

Stars:

Inma Alcántara, Andrés Blanco, Javier Berger

18 wins & 31 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Inma Alcántara	...	Mujer Mateo
Andrés Blanco	...	Policía Uniformado 3
Javier Berger	...	Yonki Churrería
Manuel Bernal	...	Policía Uniformado 2
Jacinto Bobo	...	Hermano Joven Chalet
Edu Bulnes	...	Cura
Adelfa Calvo	...	Señora Mayor
Jesús Carroza	...	Yonki Candelaria
Mario Casas	...	Ángel
Pedro Cervantes	...	Eulogio
Inma Cuesta	...	Elena
Antonio José Fernández	...	Travesti
Juan Carlos de Borbón	...	Self (archive footage)
Óscar Fernández	...	Yonki 2 Canal
Simón Ferrero	...	Instructor Policía

Storyline

A squad of four undercover cops are charged with cleaning up the streets of Seville from drugs and prostitution.

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Plot Keywords:

drug dealer | earrings | darts | bar | dog burned alive | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Goofs

After being humiliated by a drug neighborhood, Angel drives the Ford Granada into the crowd, where th windscreen is broken. When they turn and drive away, the windscreen is by magic whole again.

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Connections

Spoofed in Los Goya 27 edición (2013)

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Soundtracks

Se me va
Written by Manuel Alejandro (as Manuel Alejandro Álvarez B.), Viviana Álvarez B., Mª Alejandra Álvarez B., Beatriz Beigbeder (as Beatriz Álvarez B.), Marian Beigbeder (as Mª Ángeles Álvarez B.) and Ana Magdalena (as Purificación Casas B.)
Performed by Bambino

User Reviews

Great action film.

I have seen this film 4 times or so in the last year, and I have to say it is excellent still. The camera work, the music score, the acting, the direction, and the various plots within the main story of detectives trying to clean up the drug traffic in Seville,Spain, make 90 something minutes of film seem like 25. Although I do think the film is a little short, maybe that is what helps make it so good.

This movie reminds me of "The French Connection" of the early 70s. The basic premise of police combating drug traffic was the same, but in that one only 1 or 2 characters were developed. In many ways I think "Grupo 7" is better as the director brings at least several interesting characters to the forefront.

"Grupo 7" is a great film to show to college level Spanish students, as the subtitles are very easy to read, and the film holds their interest very well. It is available on DVD, region 1(USA DVD players and computers).

Details

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Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

4 April 2012 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Unit 7

Filming Locations:

Camas, Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

EUR3,500,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,305,084

Company Credits

Production Co:

Atípica Films, La Zanfoña Producciones, Sacromonte Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1