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Empowered
Poster
SpanishSin rodeos
Directed bySantiago Segura
Screenplay by
  • Benigno López
  • Marta González de Vega
  • Santiago Segura
Based onNo Filter
by Diego Ayala & Nicolás López
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyKiko de la Rica
Edited byFran Amaro
Music by
Production
companies
  • Bowfinger International Pictures S.L.
  • Sin Filtro la película AIE
  • Atresmedia Cine
Distributed byA Contracorriente Films
Release date
  • 2 March 2018 (2018-03-02) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish
Budget€3,894,000

Empowered (Spanish: Sin rodeos) is a 2018 Spanish comedy film directed by Santiago Segura which consists of a remake of the 2016 Chilean film No Filter (Sin filtro). The cast is led by Maribel Verdú.

Plot

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At a first glace everything seems to click in Paz's life. However, deep down, she has a serious problem: she cannot express her emotions to others, causing her much distress. She goes to a shamanic doctor, who prescribes her a potion. The effect of the potion is that Paz begins to express absolutely everything she is thinking about, without beating around the bush.

Cast

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Production

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Empowered was written by Benigno López, Marta González de Vega and Santiago Segura, adapting the original screenplay of No Filter by Diego Ayala and Nicolás López.[8] The film was produced by Bowfinger International Pictures S.L. alongside Sin Filtro la película AIE and Atresmedia Cine, with the participation of Movistar+.[9] The budget was valued at €3,894,000, receiving a help from the ICAA of €1,277,543.[10] Shooting took place in different locations of the Madrid region, lasting for seven weeks.[11] The score was composed by Roque Baños and Tessy Díez, whereas Kiko de la Rica worked as cinematographer.[12]

Release

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Distributed by A Contracorriente Films,[9] Empowered was theatrically released in Spain on 2 March 2018, scoring the biggest movie opening weekend for any Spanish domestic release in 2018 (to that date).[13]

Reception

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Reviewing for Fotogramas, Juan Pando scored the film with 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting the "fun" ending credits, whereas he otherwise missed some of the Santiago Segura's trademark "irreverent" humour, which appears "blurred" in the film.[14]

Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía rate it with 3½ out of 5 stars, considering that the film turned out to be a precise portrait of how bad the state of things is.[15]

Quim Casas of El Periódico de Catalunya gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, considering that Segura takes it to his territory, mixing some bite with the simplest comicality.[16]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "'Sin Rodeos', la nueva película de Santiago Segura en la que han trabajado Pedroche y Verdú". El Periódico (in Spanish). 23 February 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Los estrenos del 2 de marzo. 'Sin rodeos'". Aisge (in Spanish). 27 February 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Sin rodeos" (PDF) (in Spanish). Yelmo Cines. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Jiménez, Álex (2 March 2018). "Santiago Segura: "Estuve un año entero recibiendo cocaína y LSD tras "El día de la bestia""". abcplay (in Spanish). ABC. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b "'Sin rodeos': la película de Santiago Segura se estrena en Netflix". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). 15 April 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  6. ^ Hernández Luján, Raquel (2 March 2018). "Crítica de Sin rodeos, la nueva comedia de Santiago Segura". HobbyConsolas (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  7. ^ a b c "Maribel Verdú protagoniza 'Sin rodeos' en Antena 3". El Periódico (in Spanish). 26 August 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Estreno de 'Sin Rodeos'". Sindicato ALMA (in Spanish). 2 March 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  9. ^ a b "'Sin rodeos' – estreno en cines 2 de marzo". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 2 March 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  10. ^ Zurro, Javier (7 March 2018). "La "picaresca" de las ayudas al cine: así logró Santiago Segura la subvención de 'Sin rodeos'". El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  11. ^ "'Sin rodeos' debuta en la segunda posición de la taquilla y se convierte en el mejor estreno español del año hasta la fecha". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 5 March 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  12. ^ Pando, Juan (11 January 2018). "Sin rodeos". Fotogramas (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  13. ^ "'Sin Rodeos' logra el mejor estreno en salas de una película española en 2018". 20minutos.es (in Spanish). 5 March 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  14. ^ Pando, Juan (11 January 2018). "Sin rodeos". Fotogramas.
  15. ^ Bermejo, Andrea G. (27 February 2018). "Sin rodeos". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.
  16. ^ Casas, Quim (1 March 2018). "'Sin rodeos': la vida sin Torrente". El Periódico de Catalunya.
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