“ The Bolshevik Weakness ” ( Spanish: La flaqueza del bolchevique ) - Spanish film of 2003 directed by Manuel Martin Cuenca . This film is based on the novel of the same name by Lorenzo Silva and talks about the unusual and tragic relationship between an adult businessman and a 14-year-old schoolgirl.
| The weakness of the Bolshevik | |
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| La flaqueza del bolchevique | |
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| Genre | drama |
| Producer | Manuel Martin Cuenca |
| Producer | Jose Antonio Romero |
| Author script | Manuel Martin Cuenca Lorenzo Silva |
| In the main cast | Louis Tosar Maria Valverde Mar Regeras |
| Operator | Alfonso Parra |
| Composer | Roque Banos |
| Film company | Rioja Audiovisual, SL |
| Duration | 95 minutes |
| Budget | 3 million € |
| A country |  Spain |
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| Year | 2003 |
| IMDb | ID 0385703 |
The film was first shown at the 51st San Sebastian Film Festival in September 2003, and the official movie premiere took place on October 31, 2003 in Spain.
Content
- 1 plot
- 2 Cast
- 3 Reaction
- 3.1 Reviews
- 3.2 box office
- 4 Awards and nominations
- 4.1 Awards
- 4.2 Nominations
- 5 Interesting Facts
- 6 See also
- 7 Notes
- 8 References
Story
The car of Pablo Lopez, a banker by profession, collides with another car, behind the wheel of which is the conceited and wealthy Sonsoles. Subsequent disputes and disagreements between the drivers led to the fact that Sonsoles filed a claim for damages against Pablo. An angry banker begins to pursue the plaintiff and once notices her with her younger sister Maria, a 14-year-old student. Pablo begins to follow the girl, and soon after they meet, his life changes dramatically. The hero begins to see in Mary all the best that he himself once refused to become a successful banker.
Cast
Main roles
| Minor roles
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Reaction
Reviews
- On the IMDb website (as of November 2011), the film received a rating of 7.1 points (a total of 772 people voted), with the largest number of respondents ( 225 ) rating the film as 8 points. [one]
Box office fees
- In Spain, the film raised 121 652 euros on the first day of the screening, November 2, 2003. [2]
Awards and nominations
Rewards
Goya Award :
- 2004 - Best female acting debut ( Maria Valverde )
Miami Film Festival Award:
- 2004 - Best Actor ( Luis Tosar )
Award of the First European Film Festival in Angers :
- 2004 - Audience Award for Best Feature Film ( Manuel Martin Cuenca )
Nominations
Goya Award :
- 2004 - Best Adapted Screenplay ( Lorenzo Silva and Manuel Martin Cuenca )
Interesting Facts
- The film was shown in Russia for the first time in March 2004 at the 9th Moscow Film Festival " Faces of Love 2004 ".
See also
- Roman Lorenzo Silva " The Bolshevik 's weakness "
Notes
Links
- The Bolshevik Weakness on the Internet Movie Database
- The Bolshevik's Weakness on the Rotten Tomatoes Website
- The Bolshevik Weakness on allmovie