Washington Wolves Explained

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Director:Mariano Barroso
Producer:Francisco Ramos
Screenplay:Juan Cavestany
Cinematography:Néstor Calvo
Music:Bingen Mendizabal
Editing:Pablo Blanco
Distributor:Alta Films
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish

Washington Wolves (Spanish; Castilian: '''Los lobos de Washington'''|links=no)[1] is a 1999 Spanish thriller film directed by Mariano Barroso and written by Juan Cavestany which stars Javier Bardem, Eduard Fernández, Ernesto Alterio, Alberto San Juan and José Sancho.[2]

Plot

Miguel and Alberto want to scam their old boss 20 million pesetas with a disorganized plan along with several other people such as the mistress of their boss's wife. One of their partners, Claudio has managed to have a comfortable life while Miguel and Alberto they have been mistreated by life leading a life of misery. A mixture of despair and need will make them skin like wounded wolves in the night.

Production

Washington Wolves was produced by Aurum Producciones and Sogetel, in association with Pinguin Films, with collaboration of Canal+ and participation of Antena 3.

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film (a thriller "worthy of mention") to be a "a stylish, superbly played and well-written piece about luckless criminals", "let down only by some sloppy plotting and a couple of characters too many".[3]

Accolades

|-| align = "center" | 2000 || 14th Goya Awards || Best New Actor || Eduard Fernández || || align = "center" | [4] |}

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Notes and References

  1. Book: 273. Jo. Labanyi. Antonio. https://books.google.com/books?id=1oxXCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA273. Lázaro-Reboll. Vicente. Rodríguez Ortega. Film Noir, the Thriller, and Horror. 978-1-4051-9438-9. 2016. Blackwell Publishing. A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Jo. Labanyi. Tatjana. Pavlović.
  2. Web site: Mariano Barroso indaga en la debilidad masculina en 'Los lobos de Washington'. El País. Elsa. Fernández-Santos. 24 August 1999.
  3. Web site: Washington Wolves. Variety. Jonathan. Holland. 27 September 1999.
  4. Web site: Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. premiosgoya.com. Los lobos de Washington. 20 July 2022.