By Force

By Force
By Force
	Theatrical release poster
Spanish	A golpes
Directed by	Juan Vicente Córdoba
Screenplay by	Juan Vicente Córdoba; María Reyes Arias;
Produced by	Enrique Cerezo
Starring	Natalia Verbeke; Daniel Guzmán; Juana Acosta; María Vázquez; Marian Álvarez; Zay Nuba;
Cinematography	Teo Delgado
Edited by	Pablo Blanco
Music by	Guateque All Stars
Production; company	Enrique Cerezo PC
Distributed by	Sony Pictures
Release date	4 November 2005;
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

By Force (Spanish: A golpes) is a 2005 Spanish drama film directed by Juan Vicente Córdoba which stars Natalia Verbeke and Daniel Guzmán alongside Juana Acosta, María Vázquez, Marian Álvarez, and Zay Nuba.

Plot

The plot tracks five boxing-practicing friends from Vallecas (María, Juanita, Vicky, Mena, and Nitzia) pushed by circumstances into a criminal career as ram-raiders.[1][2]

Cast

Natalia Verbeke as María Gómez, "Coco"[2]
Daniel Guzmán as Fran[3]
María Vázquez as Vicky[3]
Juana Acosta as Juanita[3]
Marian Álvarez as Mena[3]
Zay Nuba as Nitzia[3]
María Reyes Arias as Lola[4]
Alfredo Villa as Mariano[4]
Carlos Kaniowsky as padre María[4]
Andrés Gertrúdix as Pipo[4]
Javier Pereira as patrulla[4]
Miguel Ángel Silvestre as Yuri[5]

Production

The film is an Enrique Cerezo PC and it had the participation of TVE and Canal+.[6]

Release

Distributed by Sony Pictures,[6] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 4 November 2005.[3]

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety assessed that the film "starts out looking somewhat punch-drunk but sharpens considerably over the final rounds".[6]

José Luis Sánchez Noriega determined that even if it is an "honest and willful work", By Force is a failed film as a cinematographic work.[7]

References

Sierra, Celia (2 November 2005). "Verbeke y Guzmán se suben al ring en 'A golpes'". El Mundo.
Cabrera, Kenny (4 November 2005). "La marginación femenina, a través del boxeo". El País.
"A golpes". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
"A golpes". Catálogo de Cinespañol. ICAA. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
Catalá, Laura (23 May 2017). "Conoce a Miguel Ángel Silvestre en 35 curiosidades que deberías saber sobre su vida". Bekia.
Holland, Jonathan (21 November 2005). "By Force". Variety.
Sánchez Noriega, José Luis (2011). Críticas del cine español (III). Alicante: Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.

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[1] Sierra, Celia (2 November 2005). "Verbeke y Guzmán se suben al ring en 'A golpes'". El Mundo.

[cabrera-2] Cabrera, Kenny (4 November 2005). "La marginación femenina, a través del boxeo". El País.

[fotogramas-3] "A golpes". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.

[icaa-4] "A golpes". Catálogo de Cinespañol. ICAA. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

[5] Catalá, Laura (23 May 2017). "Conoce a Miguel Ángel Silvestre en 35 curiosidades que deberías saber sobre su vida". Bekia.

[holland-6] Holland, Jonathan (21 November 2005). "By Force". Variety.

[7] Sánchez Noriega, José Luis (2011). Críticas del cine español (III). Alicante: Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.