Sky High (2020 film)

Sky High (Spanish: Hasta el cielo) is a 2020 Spanish crime thriller film directed by Daniel Calparsoro, starring Miguel Herrán, Luis Tosar, Carolina Yuste, Patricia Vico, Fernando Cayo, Richard Holmes, Asia Ortega, Ayax Pedrosa and Dollar Selmouni.

Sky High
Theatrical release poster
SpanishHasta el cielo
Directed byDaniel Calparsoro
Written byJorge Guerricaechevarría
Produced byBorja Pena
Starring
CinematographyJosu Inchaústegui
Edited byAntonio Frutos
Production
company
Vaca Films
Distributed byUniversal Pictures International Spain
Release dates
  • 22 August 2020 (2020-08-22) (FMCE)
  • 18 December 2020 (2020-12-18) (Spain)
Running time
121 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

The plot follows the progression in the criminal career of Ángel, a young man from the Madrid suburbs, after he meets Estrella in a club.[1]

Cast

Production

Produced by Vaca Films, with additional participation from RTVE, Movistar+, Telemadrid, Canal+ and Netflix and support from ICAA and Programa Media.[6] The film had a €4 million budget.[6] Universal Pictures International Spain was the distributor of the film.[7] The film was directed by Daniel Calparsoro whereas the screenplay was authored by Jorge Guerricaechevarría.[8][9]

The eight-week long filming started by September 2019 in Madrid.[2][10] Shooting locations included Madrid, Valencia and Ibiza.[2]

Release
Emma Lustres, Carolina Yuste, Daniel Calparsoro, Miguel Herrán, Luis Tosar and Jorge Guerricaechevarría at the 2020 Málaga Film Festival

The film was presented at the 23rd Málaga Spanish Film Festival (FMCE) on 22 August 2020.[11]

The film was theatrically released in Spain on 18 December 2020.[12]

Sequel

In the wake of the acquisition of the film's streaming rights by Netflix, the intention to resume the fiction with an original series was reported.[13] In October 2021, Netflix announced Luis Tosar, Asia Ortega, Álvaro Rico, Alana Porra, Patricia Vico, Ayax Pedrosa, Dollar Selmouni, Richard Holmes and Carmen Sánchez as cast members of the sequel series.[14]

See also

References
  1. "Miguel Herrán y Carolina Yuste, entre el amor, la pasión y el peligro en este clip exclusivo de 'Hasta el cielo'". Bekia (in Spanish). 15 December 2020.
  2. "Tráiler de 'Hasta el cielo', de Daniel Calparsoro". Fotogramas (in Spanish). 15 October 2020.
  3. "Netflix convertirá en serie la película 'Hasta el cielo', de Daniel Calparsoro". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). 30 October 2020.
  4. Jiménez, Jesús (16 December 2020). "Cine Miguel Herrán: "Mi personaje está dispuesto a sacrificarlo todo para llegar 'Hasta el cielo'"". RTVE (in Spanish).
  5. Zamora, Andrea (22 December 2020). "'Hasta el cielo': Por qué Daniel Calparsoro fichó a raperos para su película". SensaCine (in Spanish).
  6. "'Hasta el cielo' – estreno en cines 18 de diciembre". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 14 December 2020.
  7. Ros, Ana (24 June 2020). "Pasen y vean: películas españolas que se estrenarán antes de que acabe el año". Academia de Cine (in Spanish).
  8. "Un clip de 'Hasta el cielo', la nueva película de Daniel Calparsoro". Las Provincias (in Spanish). 11 December 2020.
  9. "'Sky High' Summary & Ending - Climbing That Ladder Of Social Hierarchy | DMT". Digital Mafia Talkies. 2021-04-04. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  10. "Daniel Calparsoro inicia el rodaje de 'Hasta el cielo', una producción de Vaca Films". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 18 September 2019.
  11. "'Hasta el cielo', de Daniel Calparsoro, un reflejo real del "crimen organizado patrio"". Europa Press. 22 August 2020.
  12. Reszka, David Maciejewski (29 December 2020). "Netflix expandirá el universo de 'Hasta el cielo' en una nueva serie de televisión". Los 40 (in Spanish).
  13. "'Hasta el cielo': la historia real de la película de estreno de Netflix". 2 April 2021.
  14. "Netflix anuncia seis nuevas producciones españolas y renueva 'Élite' y 'Valeria'". Europa Press. 28 October 2021.
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