By Force Explained

Director:

Juan Vicente Córdoba

Producer:

Enrique Cerezo

Native Name:

Nolink:

yes

Cinematography:

Teo Delgado

Editing:

Pablo Blanco

Music:

Guateque All Stars

Distributor:

Sony Pictures

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Studio:

Enrique Cerezo PC

By Force (Spanish; Castilian: '''A golpes'''|links=no) is a 2005 Spanish drama film directed by which stars Natalia Verbeke and Daniel Guzmán alongside Juana Acosta, María Vázquez, Marian Álvarez, and Zay Nuba.

Plot

The plot tracks five boxing-practicing friends from Vallecas (María, Juanita, Vicky, Mena, and Nitzia) pushed by circumstances into a criminal career as ram-raiders.^[1] ^[2]

Production

The film is an Enrique Cerezo PC and it had the participation of TVE and Canal+.

Release

Distributed by Sony Pictures, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 4 November 2005.

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety assessed that the film "starts out looking somewhat punch-drunk but sharpens considerably over the final rounds".^[3]

determined that even if it is an "honest and willful work", By Force is a failed film as a cinematographic work.^[4]

Notes and References

Web site: Verbeke y Guzmán se suben al ring en 'A golpes'. El Mundo. Celia. Sierra. 2 November 2005.
Web site: El País. 4 November 2005. Kenny. Cabrera. La marginación femenina, a través del boxeo.
Web site: By Force. Variety. Jonathan. Holland. 21 November 2005.
Book: Sánchez Noriega, José Luis. Críticas del cine español (III). 2011. Alicante. Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.