The Hold-Up

The Hold-Up
The Hold-Up
	Theatrical release poster
Spanish	El palo
Directed by	Eva Lesmes
Screenplay by	Luis Marías
Produced by	César Benítez
Starring	Adriana Ozores; Malena Alterio; Maribel Verdú; Carmen Maura;
Cinematography	Gonzalo F. Berridi
Edited by	Mª Elena Sáinz de Rozas
Music by	Manuel Villalta
Production; company	BocaBoca Producciones
Distributed by	Columbia TriStar Films de España
Release date	4 May 2001;
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

The Hold-Up (Spanish: El palo) is a 2001 Spanish heist comedy film directed by Eva Lesmes from a screenplay by Luis Marías which stars Adriana Ozores, Malena Alterio, Maribel Verdú, and Carmen Maura.

Plot

The plot follows an attempt of bank heist pulled by four women (including a cleaner working in the target bank, a pregnant hairdresser, and a street urchin).[1]

Cast

Adriana Ozores as Lola[2]
Malena Alterio as Pecholata[2]
Maribel Verdú as Silvia[2]
Carmen Maura as Mayte[2]
Jaime Pujol as Gustavo[1]
Juan Gea as bank's manager[1]
Joaquín Climent as Enrique[3]
Antonia Martínez as the grandmother[3]
Alejandro Sigüenza as Daniel[3]
Diana Palazón[4]

Production

The screenplay was written by Luis Marías.[5] 1962 comedy Atraco a las tres was an inspiration for The Hold-Up.[1] The film, Eva Lesmes' sophomore feature, was produced by Bocaboca in association with Telecinco.[6][5]

Release

Distributed by Columbia TriStar,[1] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 4 May 2001.[2]

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be an "engaging femme comedy built around an unlikely bank heist" confirming helmer's talent for comedy.[1]

Accolades


Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2002	16th Goya Awards	Best New Actress	Malena Alterio	Nominated	[7]

References

Holland, Jonathan (8 June 2001). "The Hold-Up". Variety.
"Eva Lesmes dirige 'El Palo', un film protagonizado por Carmen Maura, Maribel Verdú, Adriana Ozores y Malena Alterio". Europa Press. 4 May 2001.
"Hold-up" (PDF). ARTE Magazine. ARTE France (51): 12. 20 November 2003. ISSN 1168-6707.
"El palo". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
"'El palo', de Eva Lesmes, en 'Historia de nuestro cine'". Diez Minutos. 29 November 2021.
"Cuatro mujeres dan un cómico atraco en la película 'El palo'". El País. 4 May 2001.
Viaje al cine español. 25 años de los Premios Goya (PDF), Lunwerg, 2011, p. 285, ISBN 978-84-9785-791-8

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[holland-1] Holland, Jonathan (8 June 2001). "The Hold-Up". Variety.

[ep-2] "Eva Lesmes dirige 'El Palo', un film protagonizado por Carmen Maura, Maribel Verdú, Adriana Ozores y Malena Alterio". Europa Press. 4 May 2001.

[arte-3] "Hold-up" (PDF). ARTE Magazine. ARTE France (51): 12. 20 November 2003. ISSN 1168-6707.

[fotogramas-4] "El palo". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.

[10min-5] "'El palo', de Eva Lesmes, en 'Historia de nuestro cine'". Diez Minutos. 29 November 2021.

[6] "Cuatro mujeres dan un cómico atraco en la película 'El palo'". El País. 4 May 2001.

[7] Viaje al cine español. 25 años de los Premios Goya (PDF), Lunwerg, 2011, p. 285, ISBN 978-84-9785-791-8