| Washington Wolves | |
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| Spanish | Los lobos de Washington |
| Directed by | Mariano Barroso |
| Screenplay by | Juan Cavestany |
| Produced by | Francisco Ramos |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Néstor Calvo |
| Edited by | Pablo Blanco |
| Music by | Bingen Mendizabal |
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| Distributed by | Alta Films |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Washington Wolves (Spanish: Los lobos de Washington) is a 1999 Spanish thriller film directed by Mariano Barroso and written by Juan Cavestany which stars Javier Bardem, Eduard Fernández, Ernesto Alterio, Alberto San Juan and José Sancho.
Plot
Miguel and Alberto want to scam their old boss 20 million pesetas with a disorganized plan along with several other people such as the mistress of their boss's wife. One of their partners, Claudio has managed to have a comfortable life while Miguel and Alberto they have been mistreated by life leading a life of misery. A mixture of despair and need will make them skin like wounded wolves in the night.
Cast
- Javier Bardem as Alberto
- Eduard Fernández as Miguel
- José Sancho as Claudio
- Ernesto Alterio as Pablo
- Alberto San Juan
- María Pujalte as Sara
- Vicenta Ndongo as Elena
- Manuel Morón [es]
- Juan Carlos Vellido as hombre-bala
Production
Washington Wolves was produced by Aurum Producciones and Sogetel, in association with Pinguin Films, with collaboration of Canal+ and participation of Antena 3.
Reception
Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film (a thriller "worthy of mention") to be a "a stylish, superbly played and well-written piece about luckless criminals", "let down only by some sloppy plotting and a couple of characters too many".
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2000 | 14th Goya Awards | Best New Actor | Eduard Fernández | Nominated |
See also
References
- Labanyi, Jo; Lázaro-Reboll, Antonio; Rodríguez Ortega, Vicente (2016). "Film Noir, the Thriller, and Horror". In Labanyi, Jo; Pavlović, Tatjana (eds.). A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Blackwell Publishing. p. 273. ISBN 978-1-4051-9438-9.
- Melini 2000, p. 152.
- Fernández-Santos, Elsa (24 August 1999). "Mariano Barroso indaga en la debilidad masculina en 'Los lobos de Washington'". El País.
- ^ Holland, Jonathan (27 September 1999). "Washington Wolves". Variety.
- Melini, Nicolás (2000). "Cine Español". Cuadernos del Ateneo (9). La Laguna: Ateneo de La Laguna: 152. ISSN 1137-070X – via Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
- ^ Melini 2000, p. 153.
- Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. p. 341. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.
- "Los lobos de Washington". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 20 July 2022.