17 Hours

17 Hours (Spanish: 23-F: La película) is a 2011 Spanish political thriller film directed by Chema de la Peña which stars Paco Tous, Juan Diego, Fernando Cayo, Mariano Venancio, and Ginés García Millán. It consists of a retelling of the 1981 coup d'état attempt in Spain.

17 Hours
Spanish23-F: La película
Directed byChema de la Peña
Screenplay byJoaquín Andújar
Produced by
  • Ignacio Salazar-Simpson
  • Gonzalo Salazar-Simpson
Starring
CinematographyDavid Azcano
Edited byMeco Paulogorrán
Production
companies
  • Wave Films AIE
  • Lazona Films
Release date
  • 23 February 2011 (2011-02-23)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

Taking place over the course of 17 hours,[1] the plot consists of a reconstruction of the 23-February 1981 coup d'état attempt in Spain helmed by Antonio Tejero, Alfonso Armada, and Jaime Milans del Bosch. Similarly to other fiction works, the narrative underpins the interpretations of the events posed by Javier Cercas in The Anatomy of a Moment.[2][3]

Cast

Production

The film is a Lazona and Wave AIE production,[8] and it had the participation of TVE, Telemadrid, and Canal+.[1]

Release

It was theatrically released on 23 February 2011.[1]

Reception

Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 1 out of 5 stars, singling out a good supporting cast as the best thing about the film, otherwise dragged by its stiffness, its fainting TV-movie looks, its flat mise-en-scène and its own obviousness.[9]

Irene Crespo of Cinemanía rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, assessing that the film "does not contribute anything in historical matters, nor does it really delve into the psychology of any of the protagonists", also wondering what is the point in portraying Tejero almost as if he were a "crazy (good) man who is even pitiful by the end of the film".[10]

Jordi Costa of El País considered that the film, "unable to get rid of its overdimensioned third-rate TV movie looks", features a background of "inattention, but also irresponsibility and a non-negligible degree of immaturity" on the part of its makers.[11]

Accolades
Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
201226th Goya AwardsBest Supporting ActorJuan DiegoNominated[8]
21st Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Film Actor in a Minor RoleGinés García MillánNominated[12][13]

See also

References
  1. Alonso 2011.
  2. "El realizador Chema de la Peña: 'El 23-F es un drama casi shakesperiano'". 28 August 2010.
  3. Ruiz Mantilla, Jesús (21 February 2016). "El arriesgado encaje del golpista Tejero en la ficción". El País.
  4. Alonso, Juan Manuel (2011). "23-F: la película: Una ocasión perdida". FilmHistoria Online. Barcelona: Universitat de Barcelona. 21 (1).
  5. Rodríguez, Ana (23 February 2011). ""Toda mi generación recuerda qué estaba haciendo el 23-F"". La Voz de Galicia.
  6. Zotano, Fernando (24 February 2011). "Juanma Lara: "Las conversaciones eran de comedia surrealista"". La Opinión de Málaga.
  7. "23 F". Catálogo de Cinespañol. ICAA. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  8. "23 F La película". premiosogoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  9. Torreiro, Mirito (3 February 2011). "23-F. Sólo recomendada para amantes de los esfuerzos actorales". Fotogramas.
  10. Crespo, Irene (23 February 2011). "23-F La película". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  11. Costa, Jordi (25 February 2011). "Memoria heroica". El País.
  12. "XXI Premios de la Unión de Actores". Fotogramas. 7 June 2012.
  13. "XXI Premios de la Unión de Actores". Fotogramas. 19 June 2012.
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