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| Director: | Miguel Ángel Vivas | ||
| Based On: | an original story by Miguel Ángel Vivas and José Rodríguez | ||
| Producer: | Enrique López Lavigne | ||
| Cinematography: | Rafael Reparaz | ||
| Editing: | Luis de la Madrid | ||
| Music: | Sergio Acosta Russek | ||
| Distributor: | Sony Pictures Entertainment Iberia | ||
| Language: | Spanish | ||
| Gross: | €0.13 million (Spain)[1] |
Siege[2] (Spanish; Castilian: '''Asedio'''|links=no) is a 2023 Spanish-Mexican thriller film directed by Miguel Ángel Vivas and written by Marta Medina which stars Natalia de Molina and Bella Agossou.
In the wake of getting involved in a corruption case, riot police agent Dani switch sides during a home eviction in Madrid, teaming up with irregular immigrant and evictee Nasha as well as the latter's son Little.[3] [4]
Based on an original story by Miguel Ángel Vivas and José Rodríguez, the film was written by Marta Medina.[5] It was produced by Apache Films (Enrique López Lavigne) alongside México City Project, in association with Sony Pictures International Productions and the participation of RTVE and Amazon Prime Video.[6] Filming lasted from October to November 2021. The film was shot in an apartment building in Parla, in the Madrid region.[7]
Asedio was selected for screening in March 2023 in the 26th Málaga Film Festival's 'Malaga Premiere' lineup, the official selection's non-competitive slate.[8] [9] [10] Distributed by Sony Pictures Entertainment Iberia, it was released theatrically in Spain on 5 May 2023. It received a theatrical release in Mexico on 21 September 2023.[11]
Eduardo Parra of La Opinión de Málaga deemed Asedio to be one of the best films of the year, "social, human, police, and pure action [cinema] and one of those movies that stay in your head and you cannot get them out".[13]