The Heroes of Evil
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| Spanish | Los héroes del mal |
| Directed by | Zoe Berriatúa |
| Screenplay by | Zoe Berriatúa |
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| Cinematography | Iván Román |
| Edited by | Emilio González |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
The Heroes of Evil (Spanish: Los héroes del mal) is a 2015 Spanish teen drama film written and directed by Zoe Berriatúa (in his directorial debut feature) which stars Emilio Palacios, Jorge Clemente and Beatriz Medina.
Plot
[edit]Outcast teenagers Esteban, Sarita and Aritz, sharing a common context of humiliation by their classmates meet, develop a strong friendship and plot to exert revenge.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Jorge Clemente as Aritz[2]
- Emilio Palacios as Esteban[2]
- Beatriz Medina as Sara[2]
- Macarena Gómez as Prostituta[2]
- Olivia Baglivi as Laura[3]
- Nacho Coronado as Raúl[3]
- Paula Soldevila as La Sargento[3]
Production
[edit]The film is a Nadie es Perfecto, La Bestia Produce and Pokeepsie Films production.[4]
Release
[edit]The film was presented at the 18th Málaga Film Festival on 18 April 2015.[5] It was also part of the slate of the Moscow International Film Festival, the Alicante Film Festival and the Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival.[6][4] Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing,[7] it was released theatrically in Spain on 11 September 2015.
Reception
[edit]Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars deeming it to be a product "a product with a certain suicidal vocation", which "hardly pays attention to any commerciality".[1]
Sergio F. Pinilla of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars writing that the triangle developed between the characters played by Clemente, Palacios, and Medina ("the latter two magnificent, the former overacted") "is beautiful".[8]
Jordi Costa of El País considered that while "the film is not rounded and at times comes across as crude and somewhat sloppy", it "manages to take its premise to its most unbreathable extremes".[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Torreiro, Mirito (24 March 2015). "Los héroes del mal". Fotogramas.
- ^ a b c d Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (9 September 2015). "Los estrenos del 11 de septiembre. 'Los héroes del mal'. A golpes con la gris realidad". Aisge.
- ^ a b c "Los héroes del mal". Catálogo de Cinespañol. ICAA. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ a b "'Los héroes del mal' – estreno en cines 11 de septiembre". Audiovisual451. 9 September 2015.
- ^ Arribas, Alicia G. (18 April 2015). "Zoe Berriartúa se sirve de la violencia para contar la amistad entre chavales". La Opinión de Málaga.
- ^ Gates, Jamie (4 June 2015). "Outfest Announces Complete 2015 Lineup". IndieWire.
- ^ "'Los Héroes del Mal', Zoe Berriatúa y Alex de la Iglesia plasman la adolescencia". Telemadrid. 9 September 2015.
- ^ Pinilla, Sergio F. (24 August 2015). "Los héroes del mal". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ Costa, Jordi (11 September 2015). "Paradoja de la víctima verdugo". El País.