800 Bullets
2002 · Movie · 120 min. · Spain
Julián Torralba is a former film stuntman in Almeria, Spain. He and several of his colleagues, who once made a living in American Westerns shot in Spain, now are reduced to doing stunt shows for minuscule audiences on the decaying set built for those old Westerns. Julián wrestles with dark memories of the death of his son, also a stuntman, and with estrangement from his daughter-in-law Laura and her son Carlos. Carlos, a young boy, becomes intrigued with his late father's life and runs away to join Julián and his band of has-beens. There Carlos is initiated into the rambunctious life of these hard-drinking faux cowboys. But when Laura, a powerful executive looking for a new site for a tourist resort, learns that Carlos has joined the hated Julián, she moves to destroy even this remnant of Julián's once-proud career. Julián and the cowboys decide to fight back the only way they know how.
Direction Álex de la Iglesia
Cast Sancho Gracia · Ángel de Andrés López · Carmen Maura · Eusebio Poncela · Luis Castro · Manuel Tallafé · Enrique Martínez · Eduardo Gómez · Luciano Federico · Terele Pávez · Ramón Barea · Cesáreo Estébanez · Eduardo Antuña · Gracia Olayo · Yoima Valdés · Berta Ojea · Ane Gabaraín
Soundtrack Roque Baños
Screenplay Álex de la Iglesia · Jorge Guerricaechevarría
Cinematography Flavio Martínez Labiano
Original title 800 balas
5.5
15K votes (FilmAffinity)
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