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| Director: | Eva Lesmes | ||
| Producer: | César Benítez | ||
| Cinematography: | Gonzalo F. Berridi | ||
| Music: | Manuel Villalta | ||
| Screenplay: | Luis Marías | ||
| Editing: | Mª Elena Sáinz de Rozas | ||
| Studio: | BocaBoca Producciones | ||
| Distributor: | Columbia TriStar Films de España | ||
| Country: | Spain | ||
| Language: | Spanish |
The Hold-Up (Spanish; Castilian: '''El palo'''|links=no) is a 2001 Spanish heist comedy film directed by from a screenplay by which stars Adriana Ozores, Malena Alterio, Maribel Verdú, and Carmen Maura.
The plot follows an attempt of bank heist pulled by four women (including a cleaner working in the target bank, a pregnant hairdresser, and a street urchin).
The screenplay was written by .[1] 1962 comedy Atraco a las tres was an inspiration for The Hold-Up. The film, Eva Lesmes' sophomore feature, was produced by Bocaboca in association with Telecinco.[2]
Distributed by Columbia TriStar, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 4 May 2001.[3]
Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be an "engaging femme comedy built around an unlikely bank heist" confirming helmer's talent for comedy.[4]
|-| align = "center" | 2002 || 16th Goya Awards || Best New Actress || Malena Alterio || || |}