You Shall Die in Chafarinas
You Shall Die in Chafarinas (Spanish: Morirás en Chafarinas)[1] is a 1995 crime thriller film directed by Pedro Olea. It is based on the novel Morirás en Chafarinas by Fernando Lalana. It stars Jorge Sanz and María Barranco alongside Óscar Ladoire and Javier Albalá.
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| Spanish | Morirás en Chafarinas |
| Directed by | Pedro Olea |
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| Based on | Morirás en Chafarinas by Fernando Lalana |
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| Cinematography | Paco Femenía |
| Edited by | José Salcedo |
| Music by | Bernardo Bonezzi |
Production company | Altube Filmeak |
| Distributed by | Columbia Tri-Star Films de España |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
Featuring the backdrop of military conscription and set in a military barracks in Melilla, the plot touches themes such as the suicide of conscripts and substance consumption.[2][3] Two begrudging privates (Jaime and Cidraque) see themselves forced to act as casual investigators in the wake of series of deaths in the barracks (two deaths from overdose and the ensuing killing of a homosexual conscript).[4][5]
Cast
- Jorge Sanz as Jaime[6]
- María Barranco[5]
- Javier Albalá as Cidraque[7]
- Óscar Ladoire as Capitán Contreras[6]
- Toni Zenet[5]
- Esperanza Campuzano[5]
- Ramón Langa[8]
- Miguel del Arco[8]
- David González[4]
- Ramón Goyanes[4]
- Javier Lago[4]
- Ernesto Alterio[8]
- Guillermo Toledo[8]
- Vicente Villanueva[4]
- Achraff Boummina[4]
- Francisco Boira[4]
- Mohamed Ouaglou[4]
- Antonio Dechent[8]
- Alberto San Juan[8]
- Pepón Nieto[8]
- Txema Blasco[8]
- Antonio de la Torre[8]
Production
Based on the 1990 novel Morirás en Chafarinas by Fernando Lalana, the screenplay was penned by Pedro Olea and Francisco Lalana.[4] The film is an Altube Filmeak SL production, with the participation of TVE.[4] Shooting locations included a barracks in Aranjuez,[7] Community of Madrid.
Release
Distributed by Columbia Tri-Star Films de España,[4] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 21 April 1995.
Reception
Casimiro Torreiro of El País assessed that, while the script apparently features seemingly everything to be functional for an entertaining narration, the writing "lacks work to polish the details", concluding that "no one will be able to say that [the film] is not a well shot and interpreted film. But that alone is not enough to achieve a satisfactory product."[5]
See also
References
- Mira, Alberto (2010). Historical Dictionary of Spanish Cinema. Lanham · Toronto · Plymouth, UK: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 231. ISBN 978-0-8108-5957-9.
- "Pel·lícules a tv avui divendres 2 de juny del 2017". El Periódico de Catalunya. 2 June 2017.
- Velasco Martínez, Luis (2017). "Conscripción en la cinematografía española: Nacionalización y servicio militar obligatorio" (PDF). V Congreso Internacional de Historia y Cine: Escenarios del cine histórico. Getafe: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Instituto de Cultura y Tecnología, 2017. p. 723. ISBN 978-84-617-7948-2.
- "Guía de largometrajes. Obras por autor". Cine y literatura española (PDF). Comunidad de Madrid. Consejería de Cultura y Deportes. p. 154–155.
- Torreiro, Casimiro (30 April 1995). "Misterios africanos". El País.
- Santos, Mercedes (14 October 1994). "Un papel por sorpresa". El País.
- Albert, Antonio (12 April 1995). "Pedro Olea estrena un 'thriller' cuartelero con 40 actores jóvenes". El País.
- "Escaletas Telemadrid y laOtra Domingo, 26 de abril de 2015". Telemadrid. 24 April 2015.