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El nino

Original title: El Niño
  • 20142014
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 16m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
6.1K
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Luis Tosar and Jesús Castro in El Niño (2014)
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A small-time trafficker working in the Gibraltar Straits.A small-time trafficker working in the Gibraltar Straits.A small-time trafficker working in the Gibraltar Straits.

IMDb RATING
6.4/10
6.1K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Daniel Monzón
  • Writers
    • Jorge Guerricaechevarría
    • Daniel Monzón
  • Stars
    • Luis Tosar
    • Jesús Castro
    • Eduard Fernández
Top credits
  • Director
    • Daniel Monzón
  • Writers
    • Jorge Guerricaechevarría
    • Daniel Monzón
  • Stars
    • Luis Tosar
    • Jesús Castro
    • Eduard Fernández
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 8User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 42 nominations

    Videos1

    Tráiler [OV]
    Trailer 1:07
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    Photos9

    Jesús Carroza, Jesús Castro, and Saed Chatiby in El Niño (2014)
    Luis Tosar in El Niño (2014)
    Jesús Castro in El Niño (2014)
    Eduard Fernández in El Niño (2014)
    Jesús Carroza and Jesús Castro in El Niño (2014)
    Jesús Carroza in El Niño (2014)
    El Niño- Murat
    El Niño- Murat

    Top cast

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    Luis Tosar
    Luis Tosar
    • Jesúsas Jesús
    Jesús Castro
    Jesús Castro
    • Niñoas Niño
    Eduard Fernández
    Eduard Fernández
    • Sergioas Sergio
    Sergi López
    Sergi López
    • Vicenteas Vicente
    Bárbara Lennie
    Bárbara Lennie
    • Evaas Eva
    Jesús Carroza
    Jesús Carroza
    • Compias Compi
    Mariam Bachir
    • Aminaas Amina
    Juan Motilla
    • Manoloas Manolo
    Moussa Maaskri
    Moussa Maaskri
    • Rachidas Rachid
    Saed Chatiby
    • Halilas Halil
    Ian McShane
    Ian McShane
    • Inglésas Inglés
    María García
    • Mariféas Marifé
    Abel Mora
    • Hombre del Puertoas Hombre del Puerto
    Ales Furundarena
    • Juez Instructoras Juez Instructor
    Somaya Taoufiki
    • Amiga de Aminaas Amiga de Amina
    José Manuel Poga
    José Manuel Poga
    • Marioas Mario
    Inma Pérez
    • Carmenas Carmen
    Juan Carlos Villanueva
    • Don Manuelas Don Manuel
    • Director
      • Daniel Monzón
    • Writers
      • Jorge Guerricaechevarría
      • Daniel Monzón
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    El Niño is a young boy who lives in La Línea de la Concepción, close to Rock of Gibraltar, repairing and testing motorboats. After a night of party with his friend El Compi, they meet Halil, a young Muslim who has an uncle, Rachid, a drug dealer. Convinced by El Compi, El Niño accepts to be a drug mule, crossing it from África to Spain in a motorboat. In the opposite side of the law is Jesús, a veteran police officer who, helped by his partner Eva, is looking for El Inglés, an important drug dealer who operates in the Rock of Gibraltar. —Chockys
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    • Genres
      • Action
      • Crime
      • Drama
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    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Daniel Monzón was offered financing if he shot the movie in English but he refused because the story didn't make sense in English.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Estrenos Críticos: Torrente 5, El Corredor del Laberinto... (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Niño sin miedo
      Written by India Martínez, Riki Rivera and David Santisteban

      Performed by India Martínez feat. Rachid Taha

    User reviews8

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    Bland and uninspired
    I went into this film having seen some of the directors other work. I loved "Celda 211" and the crazy adventure-fantasy "El Corazon del Guerrero" (absolute must see). So I had pretty high hopes.

    I was however slightly disappointed. A pretty bland and in my opinion uninspired film. Yes, it had some great action sequences, even though I wouldn't go as far as to call this an action movie, and some great locations and visuals. But it was a pretty routine rise and fall story of a trio of young friends wanting to make it in the big boys business. For me it was lacking the tension this type of 'cops and criminals' film needs. An edge and rawness that "Celda 211" most definitely did have.

    The best parts for me were amongst the policemen and -women. They were also the best played out and parts acted. Louis Tosar is always great and I hope we will (and already are) be seeing more of him in international productions. It was the young ones that didn't quite nail it. A trio of pretty simply written characters (even reminding me of early John Woo characters, like in "A Better Tomorrow"). The Halil character was just to young and innocent looking for the part, the overzealous Compi was the cliché dumb guy and sometimes pretty annoying and the steelblue eyed Nino didn't really have that many expressions and came over pretty wooden. Even when he meets and eventually courts the beautiful Amina, his demeanor doesn't change at all. All this plus an underused (permanently hidden behind sunglasses) Ian McShane made a potentially great story a disappointing view.

    Comparable in subject matter but way more exhilarating are "The Business" and the recent "Gibraltar".
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 17, 2015 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Spain
      • France
    • Languages
      • Spanish
      • Arabic
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El Niño
    • Filming locations
      • Algeciras, Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Telecinco Cinema
      • Ikiru Films
      • Vaca Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €6,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,237
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $245
      • Apr 19, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $20,918,976
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos

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