Gold (2017)

Love, ambition, treason and death clash in a neverending search for a city built with gold.

Director:

Agustín Díaz Yanes

Writers:

Arturo Pérez-Reverte (short story), Agustín Díaz Yanes (screenplay)

Stars:

Raúl Arévalo, Bárbara Lennie, Óscar Jaenada

1 win & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Raúl Arévalo	...	Martín Dávila
Bárbara Lennie	...	Doña Ana
Óscar Jaenada	...	Alférez Gorriamendi
Jose Coronado	...	Sargento Bastaurrés (as José Coronado)
José Manuel Cervino	...	Don Gonzalo
Antonio Dechent	...	Barbate
Juan José Ballesta	...	Iturbe
Luis Callejo	...	Pater Vargas
Anna Castillo	...	La Parda
Andrés Gertrúdix	...	Licenciado Ulzama
Diego París	...	Marchena
Juan Carlos Aduviri	...	Indio Mediamano
Josean Bengoetxea	...	Aresti
José Manuel Poga	...	Romero
Jon Rod	...	Pedro el Joven

Storyline

Amazon rainforest, 1538. King Carlos V de España y I de Alemania sends a group of Spanish soldiers to the new continent to locate Teziutlan, a legendary city created with gold, to claim it to the Spanish Empire. Alone in the rainforest and without a help, soldiers face not only indigenous tribes but the manifest hate themselves by their respective birth places. Leaded by old Don Gonzalo, married with young Doña Ana, his aging and weak health turns in danger Ana, who is disputed by Alférez Gorriamendi, Gonzalo's right-hand, and soldier Martín Dávila. After to realize that Viceroy of Port Prince has send another expedition looking for them leaded by Juan Medrano after to accuse Don Gonzalo of treason, Dávila, Gorriamendi and other soldiers as Sargento Bastaurrés and Barbate must decide if fight against Medrano's and his men or continue until Teziutlan. But the rivalry and hate between them will reveal more dangerous than the own rainforest and the indigenous tribes.

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Plot Keywords:

love | amazonia | conquistador | 

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Taglines:

Somos lo que perseguimos [We are that we pursue]

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | History

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for brutal violence, a rape, some sexuality and nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

Reunites José Manuel Cervino with Jose Coronado after Brigada central (1989).

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Soundtracks

Oro
Lyrics by Francisco de Quevedo (uncredited)
Written and Arranged by Javier Limón and Javier Limón
Performed by José Mercé

User Reviews

Alatriste meets Aguirre at the Heart of Darkness

In the intro to 'Oro', the writer says of the protagonists:

"they were harsh, arrogant, cruel, often divided by quarrels... They killed without scruples and died without protest, in search of gold..."

The rest of the movie is a long, plodding death march illustrating the above points in one brutal incident after another. I was attracted to 'Oro' because of the involvement of Arturo Pérez-Reverte, author of the 'Alatriste' novels, and Agustín Díaz Yanes, the director and screenwriter of the movie version with Viggo Mortensen. As it turn outs though, the cast of 'Oro' is basically a bunch of minor characters from the Alatriste novels while the only thing it has in common with the Mortensen movie is the stabby, throat-slitting viciousness of the fight scenes. The artistry and athleticism of the swordsmen in 'Captain Alatriste' is nowhere to be seen.

I gave 'Oro' a five on the IMDb scale. It's worth seeing if you're really into the period or the creative people involved; if not, you probably want to give it a pass.

Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

1 December 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Gold

Filming Locations:

Las Palmas, Canarias, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

EUR8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,571, 3 December 2017

Gross USA:

$5,539

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,528,185

Company Credits

Production Co:

Apache Films, Atresmedia Cine, Canal Sur Televisión

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color