Centauro (film) explained

Director:Daniel Calparsoro
Distributor:Netflix
Music:Carlos Jean
Studio:Borsalino Productions
Language:Spanish

Centauro, a 2022 action thriller film directed by Daniel Calparsoro, is a remake of the 2017 Yann Gozlan film Burn Out. It stars Àlex Monner, Begoña Vargas, Carlos Bardem, Patricia Vico and Édgar Vittorino.

Plot

Seeking to settle a debt, wannabe pro biker Rafa decides to pledge his services to a criminal organization.[1] However, he is torn between the two lives he is leading as an honest man in the morning and a courier at night. Eventually this double life takes a toll on him and he resorts to drugs, which affects his dream of being a pro racer. At last he understands that there is no way out from the crime life and with help of his friend he tries to escape the drug cartel but is identified by the police and offered the same job just on the side of law which he takes up as he realises that family is the most important thing.

Production

A remake of the Yann Gozlan's film Burn Out,[2] the screenplay was penned by Gaël Nouaille and Gemma Ventura. The film was produced by Borsalino Productions, with the collaboration of the Catalunya Film Commission, Gobierno de Aragón, and Film Lonelylands.[3] It was shot in the Spanish provinces of Barcelona and Teruel.[4]

Release

The film was released on Netflix on 15 June 2022.[5]

Reception

Raquel Hernández Luján of HobbyConsolas rated the "simple and efficient" film 70 out of 100 points ("good"), citing the "unstoppable" pace of the narration, the chase sequences and the ending among the best things about it, while drawing out "superfluous additions" detracting from the story, such as the street dance scene, as the worst elements of the film.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Centauro', lo nuevo de Daniel Calparsoro. Noticias de Álava. 22 May 2022.
  2. Web site: 'Centauro': la nueva película de Daniel Calparsoro en Netflix. Diez Minutos. 17 November 2020.
  3. Web site: 'Centauro': fecha de estreno, tráiler y reparto de la película de acción de Netflix. 18 May 2022.
  4. Web site: Tráiler de Centauro, película española de Netflix con motos y acción desenfrenada. HobbyConsolas. 17 May 2022. José Carlos. Pozo.
  5. Web site: 'Centauro', de Daniel Calparsoro, se estrena el 15 de junio. Audiovisual451. 17 May 2022.
  6. Web site: Crítica de Centauro: otra película de Calparsoro a tope de adrenalina y con personajes de la calle. HobbyConsolas. 15 June 2022. Raquel. Hernández-Luján.