Negotiator (2014 film)

Negotiator
Theatrical release poster
SpanishNegociador
Directed byBorja Cobeaga
Written byBorja Cobeaga
Produced by
  • Nahikari Ipiña
  • Borja Cobeaga
Starring
CinematographyJon D. Domínguez
Edited byCarolina Martínez
Music byAránzazu Calleja
Production
company
Sayaka Producciones
Distributed byAvalon
Release dates
  • September 2014 (2014-09) (Zinemaldia)
  • 13 March 2015 (2015-03-13) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Negotiator (Spanish: Negociador) is a 2014 Spanish comedy film written and directed by Borja Cobeaga which stars Ramón Barea.

Plot[edit]

The plot follows the plight of Basque politician Manu Aranguren, the contact person in the negotiations between ETA and the Spanish government.

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

The film was produced by Sayaka Producciones, and it had the participation of ETB, the Basque Government, and Canal+.[6] Shooting locations included San Sebastián.[7]

Release[edit]

Negotiator was presented in the 'Zabaltegi' section of the 62nd San Sebastián Film Festival in September 2014. Distributed by Avalon, it was released theatrically in Spain on 13 March 2015.[8][9]

Reception[edit]

Neil Young of The Hollywood Reporter considered Negotiator a "briskly amusing" film, otherwise writing that "droll peek behind political headlines is elevated by strong, engaging performances".[2]

Ricardo Aldarondo of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, writing about the film's "bravery and insight".[4]

Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be Cobeaga's "least 'funny' comedy but his most brilliant film" in the verdict.[9]

Javier Ocaña of El País billed the film as "a historic film for our cinema and for our society" [...] pursuing "a painful, black, brilliant, tragic and atrocious humor, about the deformation of language, about the miseries of the recent history of the Basque Country, about the miseries of the human race".[10]

Accolades[edit]

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2014
 62nd San Sebastián International Film Festival Irizar Basque Film Award Won [11]
2016
 3rd Feroz Awards Best Comedy Film Won [12][13]
Best Screenplay Borja Cobeaga Nominated
Best Main Actor in a Film Ramón Barea Nominated
Best Film Poster Iñaki Villuendas, Jorge Alvariño Nominated
30th Goya Awards Best Original Screenplay Borja Cobeaga Nominated [14]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Exclusiva: Cartel definitivo de 'Negociador', de Borja Cobeaga". Fotogramas. 29 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Young, Neil (2 October 2014). "'Negotiator' ('Negociador'): San Sebastian Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  3. ^ a b c Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (12 March 2015). "Los estrenos del 13 de marzo. 'Negociador'. Los detalles de la comedia". Aisge.
  4. ^ a b c d Aldarondo, Ricardo (16 September 2014). "Negociador". Fotogramas.
  5. ^ "Negociador". Mostra de València. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  6. ^ "'Negociador', la nueva película de Borja Cobeaga, se presentará en Zabaltegi dentro del Festival de San Sebastián". Panorama Audiovisual. 28 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Cobeaga rueda en Donostia una comedia sobre las negociaciones con ETA". EiTB. 13 May 2014.
  8. ^ "'Negociador' – estreno en cines 13 de marzo". Audiovisual451. 11 March 2015.
  9. ^ a b Bermejo, Andrea G. (9 December 2015). "Negociador". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  10. ^ Ocaña, Javier (13 March 2015). "La risa doliente". El País.
  11. ^ Rosser, Michael; Sarda, Juan (27 September 2014). "Magical Girl wins top prizes at San Sebastian Film Festival". ScreenDaily.
  12. ^ "III Premios Feroz". Premios Feroz. Asociación de Informadores Cinematográficos de España. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  13. ^ Gómez Alberdi, Pedro (19 January 2016). "Lista de ganadores de los premios Feroz 2016". ecartelera.
  14. ^ Santos, Elena (6 February 2016). "Ganadores de los Goya 2016". HuffPost.
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