El bar | The Bar
Competition 2017
ESP 2017
by: Álex de la Iglesia
Alejandro Awada, Joaquin Climent, Mario Casas, Blanca Suarez, Terele Pavez, Carmen Machi, Jaime Ordóñez, Secun de la Rosa
El bar | The Bar
Competition 2017
ESP 2017
by: Álex de la Iglesia
Blanca Suarez
El bar | The Bar
Competition 2017
ESP 2017
by: Álex de la Iglesia
Joaquin Climent, Blanca Suarez, Alejandro Awada, Secun de la Rosa, Carmen Machi
El bar | The Bar
Competition 2017
ESP 2017
by: Álex de la Iglesia
Joaquin Climent, Terele Pavez, Alejandro Awada
El bar | The Bar
Competition 2017
ESP 2017
by: Álex de la Iglesia
Secun de la Rosa, Mario Casas, Jaime Ordóñez, Carmen Machi
El bar | The Bar
Competition 2017
ESP 2017
by: Álex de la Iglesia
Jaime Ordóñez
El bar | The Bar
Competition 2017
ESP 2017
by: Álex de la Iglesia
Álex de la Iglesia
Feb 15, 2017Blanca Suárez
In demand: autographs by the actress.
Competition – El bar | The Bar
Feb 15, 2017Blanca Suárez, Álex de la Iglesia
The actress and the director at the Photo Call.
Competition – El bar | The Bar
Feb 15, 2017Film team
At the Photo Call.
Competition – El bar | The Bar
Feb 15, 2017Blanca Suárez
The actress at the Photo Call.
Competition – El bar | The Bar
Feb 15, 2017Blanca Suárez
Impressions of the Photo Call.
Competition – El bar | The Bar
Feb 15, 2017Jaime Ordóñez, Blanca Suárez, Mario Casas, Álex de la Iglesia
A last picture before the Press Conference starts.
Competition – El bar | The Bar
Feb 15, 2017Álex de la Iglesia
The director at the Press Conference.
Competition – El bar | The Bar
Feb 15, 2017Blanca Suárez
The actress during Press Conference.
Competition – El bar | The Bar
Feb 15, 2017Carolina Bang, Kiko Martínez
The producers of the Spanish film.
Competition – El bar | The Bar
Feb 15, 2017Jaime Ordóñez, Blanca Suárez
The actors at the Press Conference.
Competition – El bar | The Bar
Feb 15, 2017Blanca Suárez
In demand: autographs by the actress.
Competition – El bar | The Bar
Feb 15, 2017Álex de la Iglesia, Carolina Bang
The director and the producer.
Competition – El bar | The Bar
Secun de la Rosa (Actor), Jaime Ordóñez (Actor), Blanca Suárez (Actress), Mario Casas (Actor), Álex de la Iglesia (Director, Producer), Moderation: Anatol Weber
Press Conference at full lengthIt’s a morning just like any other on one of Madrid’s popular squares. A few passers-by are sitting in a bar having a quick breakfast while others enjoy their first drink of the day. Suddenly, one of the customers is shot in the head and killed as he is leaving the bar. Another customer rushes to his aid but he too is fatally wounded and collapses on the street. Horrified, everyone tries to make sense of the incomprehensible events. Why are there suddenly no people in the square in front of the bar? Is there a sniper on one of the adjoining roofs who is firing at anyone who appears in his sights? Or could the perpetrator be in the bar itself? Anyone here could be the murderer and anyone their next victim.
Álex de la Iglesia trains his lens on a group of people in an extreme situation which leaves them no choice but to discover who they really are. Caught between blind terror and confidence, egotism and solidarity, they struggle to survive amidst outbursts of greed, hatred and helpfulness. The bar, its basement rooms and Madrid’s underground passageways become the setting of a story that oscillates between thriller and very black comedy.
by
Álex de la Iglesia
Spain 2017
Spanish
102’ · Colour · Dolby Atmos
Blanca Suárez (Elena)Mario Casas (Nacho)Carmen Machi (Trini)Secun de la Rosa (Satur)Jaime Ordóñez (Israel)Terele Pávez (Amparo)Joaquín Climent (Andrés)Alejandro Awada (Sergio)
Born in Bilbao, Spain in 1965. A director and screenwriter, he studied philosophy at the University of Deusto. His debut feature Acción mutante was produced by Pedro Almodóvar. His second film El día de la bestia (The Day of the Beast) received six Goya Awards. Balada triste de trompeta (The Last Circus) won Best Director and Best Screenplay awards at Venice. He has been producing his own films since 2002 and was president of the Spanish Film Academy from 2009 to 2011. His feature La chispa de la vida (As Luck Would Have It) screened in the Berlinale Special in 2012.
Filmography1993 Acción mutante 1995 El día de la bestia (The Day of the Beast) 1997 Perdida durango 1999 Muertos de risa (Dying of Laughter) 2000 La comunidad (Commonwealth) 2002 800 Balas 2004 Crimen ferpecto 2008 Los crímenes de Oxford (The Oxford Murders) 2011 La chispa de la vida 2013 Las brujas de Zugarramurdi (Witching & Bitching) 2015 Messi · Mi gran noche (My Big Night) 2017 El bar (The Bar) · Perfectos desconocidos
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2017
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