Boy Missing (2016)

When her boy's alleged kidnapper is released for lack of solid evidence, a reputable and well-known attorney takes matters into her own hands with unintended and spectacularly disastrous consequences.

Director:

Mar Targarona

Writer:

Oriol Paulo

Stars:

Blanca Portillo, Antonio Dechent, Vicente Romero

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Blanca Portillo	...	Patricia
Antonio Dechent	...	Requena
Vicente Romero	...	Carreño
Marc Domènech	...	Víctor (as Marc Domenech)
Nausicaa Bonnín	...	Vicky (as Naussica Bonnin)
Andrés Herrera	...	Charlie
Jose Coronado	...	Raúl
Macarena Gómez	...	Raquel
Paco Manzanedo	...	Escarmentador 1
Sergi Subirà	...	Escarmentador 2
Marieta Sánchez	...	Alba
Raquel Pérez	...	Inés
Josep Maria Pou	...	Juez
Francesc Albiol	...	Puerta
Ismael Abadal	...	Daniel

Storyline

Víctor is a child who is found casually roaming by a country road. His mother, Patricia, a well-known lawyer who specializes in media trials, soon learns of her son being found. Victor is taken to hospital and his mother soon follows, where it is explained by the mother that Víctor is deaf and mute, but can communicate using sign language which is why Victor didn't answer any of the questions asked by police. In the police headquarter Víctor explains that he was kidnapped by a strange man when he entered his school. The police identify a possible suspect named Charlie, a man with money troubles and an 8-month pregnant wife. Charlie is unable to explain where he was when Víctor was kidnapped. Patricia, seeing the inability of the police to arrest Charlie, contacts her former love interest and Victor's father, Raúl, starting a chain of events, the consequences of which will be out of control.

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Plot Keywords:

deaf boy | seaport | catalonia | severed finger | fake kidnapping | 

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Taglines:

There are reasons to live and reasons to kill.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Goofs

In the beginning of the film, Patricia enters a bank vault with safe deposit boxes. The vault has two thick steel doors and probably also thick steel reinforced concrete walls. Patricia then receives a phone call on her mobile phone. Within such vault, there is no cell phone reception.

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Quotes

Patricia de Lucas: Hello, my love... What happened? Who has done this to you?

User Reviews

What is it worth?

Spanish thrillers are on the rise some would argue. And they would have good reasons and examples that prove their point. One of them is right here. I generally do not like to talk about plot or anything story related and I do think that just the tag line for this is enough. You can feel with the mother and understand at least on some level what she is going through.

Having said that, it's not like she chooses always the best way to handle things. But imagine if it was your kid. Now of course some things that happen are coincidental, but that does not mean you can't watch it again for various reasons. Just the way it develops and where it lands are enough to make this a satisfying view ...

Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

19 August 2016 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Boy Missing

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

EUR3,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,143,304

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rodar y Rodar Cine y Televisión, Lanube Películas, Kidnapped

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color