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7.0/10 • 404

2021-10-152h 0m

ComedyDrama

Julio Blanco is the proprietor of Básculas Blanco, a Spanish company producing industrial scales in a provincial Spanish town, which awaits the imminent visit from a committee that will decide if they merit a local Business Excellence award: everything has to be perfect when the time comes. Working against the clock, Blanco pulls out all the stops to address and resolve issues with his employees, crossing every imaginable line in the process.

Directors
Fernando León de Aranoa
Editors
Vanessa Marimbert

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  1. Javier Bardem

    Javier Bardem

    Julio Blanco

  2. Manolo Solo

    Manolo Solo

    Miralles

  3. Almudena Amor

    Almudena Amor

    Liliana

  4. Óscar de la Fuente

    Óscar de la Fuente

    José

  5. Sonia Almarcha

    Sonia Almarcha

    Adela

  6. Fernando Albizu

    Fernando Albizu

    Román

  7. María de Nati

    María de Nati

    Ángela

  8. Tarik Rmili

    Tarik Rmili

    Khaled

  9. Rafa Castejón

    Rafa Castejón

    Rubio

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CinemaSerf

Jul 22, 2022

7/10

Javier Bardem is really amusing in this comedy drama. He ("Blanco") owns a company that manufactures scales, and is very excited to learn that they are up for a local civic award (he even has a space on his wall at home for the trophy!). Unfortunately for him, his best pal at work is his operations manager "Miralles" (Manolo Solo) who is having some marital difficulties causing him to screw up just about every order leaving their plant. To make matters worse, one of his disgruntled former employees "Jose" (Óscar de la Fuente) is conducting a one-man crusade outside the entrance on a piece of waste ground. Finally, well he has a bit of a wandering eye - and intern "Liliana" (Almudena Amor) is the latest object of his affections. The challenge for "Blanco" is - can he keep it all afloat long enough to win his cherished cup? It's not exactly laugh our loud, but the evolving nature of the scenarios as they gradually intertwine makes for a thoroughly enjoyable watch. A strong supporting cast help the star to deliver a punchy, sarcastically witty and wryly written observation of just how so many family business are probably run - a sort of benign megalomania. There are one or two threads that don't work quite so well, particularly towards the end - and it is perhaps 15 minutes too long, but for the most part this is an entertaining outing for a star and a director very much on form.

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Status
Released
Original Language
Spanish
Budget
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Revenue
$365,000.00
Keywords
one weekunbalanced scaleaggressive intern