Empowered (film)

Empowered (Spanish: Sin rodeos) is a 2018 Spanish comedy film directed by Santiago Segura which consists of a remake of the 2016 Chilean film No Filter (Sin filtro). The cast is led by Maribel Verdú.

Empowered
Poster
SpanishSin rodeos
Directed bySantiago Segura
Screenplay by
  • Benigno López
  • Marta González de Vega
  • Santiago Segura
Based onNo Filter
by Diego Ayala & Nicolás López
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyKiko de la Rica
Edited byFran Amaro
Music by
Production
companies
  • Bowfinger International Pictures S.L.
  • Sin Filtro la película AIE
  • Atresmedia Cine
Distributed byA Contracorriente Films
Release date
  • 2 March 2018 (2018-03-02) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish
Budget€3,894,000

Plot

At a first glace everything seems to click in Paz's life. However, deep down, she has a serious problem: she cannot express her emotions to others, causing her much distress. She goes to a shamanic doctor, who prescribes her a potion. The effect of the potion is that Paz begins to express absolutely everything she is thinking about, without beating around the bush.

Cast

Production

Empowered was written by Benigno López, Marta González de Vega and Santiago Segura, adapting the original screenplay of No Filter by Diego Ayala and Nicolás López.[8] The film was produced by Bowfinger International Pictures S.L. alongside Sin Filtro la película AIE and Atresmedia Cine, with the participation of Movistar+.[9] The budget was valued at €3,894,000, receiving a help from the ICAA of €1,277,543.[10] Shooting took place in different locations of the Madrid region, lasting for seven weeks.[11] The score was composed by Roque Baños and Tessy Díez, whereas Kiko de la Rica worked as cinematographer.[12]

Release

Distributed by A Contracorriente Films,[9] Empowered was theatrically released in Spain on 2 March 2018, scoring the biggest movie opening weekend for any Spanish domestic release in 2018 (to that date).[13]

Reception

Reviewing for Fotogramas, Juan Pando scored the film with 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting the "fun" ending credits, whereas he otherwise missed some of the Santiago Segura's trademark "irreverent" humour, which appears "blurred" in the film.[14]

Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía rate it with 3½ out of 5 stars, considering that the film turned out to be a precise portrait of how bad the state of things is.[15]

Quim Casas of El Periódico de Catalunya gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, considering that Segura takes it to his territory, mixing some bite with the simplest comicality.[16]

See also

References
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  2. "Los estrenos del 2 de marzo. 'Sin rodeos'". Aisge (in Spanish). 27 February 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. "Sin rodeos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Yelmo Cines. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  4. Jiménez, Álex (2 March 2018). "Santiago Segura: «Estuve un año entero recibiendo cocaína y LSD tras "El día de la bestia"»". abcplay (in Spanish). ABC. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  5. "'Sin rodeos': la película de Santiago Segura se estrena en Netflix". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). 15 April 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  6. Hernández Luján, Raquel (2 March 2018). "Crítica de Sin rodeos, la nueva comedia de Santiago Segura". HobbyConsolas (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  7. "Maribel Verdú protagoniza 'Sin rodeos' en Antena 3". El Periódico (in Spanish). 26 August 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  8. "Estreno de 'Sin Rodeos'". Sindicato ALMA (in Spanish). 2 March 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  9. "'Sin rodeos' – estreno en cines 2 de marzo". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 2 March 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  10. Zurro, Javier (7 March 2018). "La "picaresca" de las ayudas al cine: así logró Santiago Segura la subvención de 'Sin rodeos'". El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  11. "'Sin rodeos' debuta en la segunda posición de la taquilla y se convierte en el mejor estreno español del año hasta la fecha". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 5 March 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  12. Pando, Juan (11 January 2018). "Sin rodeos". Fotogramas (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  13. "'Sin Rodeos' logra el mejor estreno en salas de una película española en 2018". 20minutos.es (in Spanish). 5 March 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  14. Pando, Juan (11 January 2018). "Sin rodeos". Fotogramas.
  15. Bermejo, Andrea G. (27 February 2018). "Sin rodeos". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.
  16. Casas, Quim (1 March 2018). "'Sin rodeos': la vida sin Torrente". El Periódico de Catalunya.
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