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The Realm (film)

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The Realm
Film poster
SpanishEl reino
Directed byRodrigo Sorogoyen
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAlex de Pablo
Edited byAlberto del Campo
Music byOlivier Arson
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures España
Release dates
  • 7 September 2018 (2018-09-07) (TIFF)
  • 28 September 2018 (2018-09-28) (Spain)
Running time
130 minutes
Countries
  • Spain
  • France
LanguageSpanish

The Realm (Spanish: El reino), also known as The Candidate, is a 2018 Spanish-French thriller film directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen.[1] At the 33rd Goya Awards, the film won seven awards, including Best Director, Best Actor (Antonio de la Torre), and Best Original Screenplay.[2]

Plot

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Without higher education, Manuel has worked his way up in local politics to the point where he may be the next head of the regional council. As Spain has been developing rapidly, attracting foreign investors and substantial funds from the European Union, local politicians have been systematically enriching themselves, some buying ostentatious yachts while others hide their cash in Andorra. The party bosses in Madrid decide that the corruption in the region must be rooted out before the party is discredited nationally.

After refusing to disappear abroad quietly, Manuel is made one of the fall guys, arrested and charged. On bail awaiting trial, he starts a personal campaign to expose the big names who are still free and promises Amaia, a leading TV journalist, that he will get her evidence on the real criminals. Learning that one of the kingpins is not at his villa in Andorra, he goes there at night and persuades the man's daughter to let him in, saying he has to collect vital documents for her father. Finding four handwritten notebooks that mention everybody in the racket, himself included, he races back towards Madrid in the dark.

Shadowed by a vehicle without lights that follows his taillights, he also switches off his lights off and then crashes, ending upside down in a field. When the shadower comes to look for him, he knocks him out and, taking the man's keys, drives his assailant's car on to Madrid. Amaia puts him straight on to her live show, with his notebooks, but has no intention of accusing anybody without adequate proof or of prejudicing future trials. Instead of exploring his allegations, she attacks him for being a self-seeking cog in a vicious machine who is now trying to save his skin by informing on others. His crusade for the truth collapsing, for once he is left speechless.[3][4]

Cast

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Production

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The film was produced by Tornasol, Trianera PC AIE, Atresmedia Cine and Bowfinger alongside Le Pacte and Mondex & Cie with the participation of Atresmedia and Movistar+.[4]

Shooting primarily took place in Valencia.[3]

Release

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It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.[8]

Distributed by Warner Bros,[4] it was theatrically released in Spain on 28 September 2018.[3]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2019 24th Forqué Awards Best Film Nominated [9]
Best Actor Antonio de la Torre Won
6th Feroz Awards Best Drama Film Won [10]
Best Actor in a Film Antonio de la Torre Won
Best Supporting Actress in a Film Ana Wagener Nominated
Best Supporting Actor in a Film Luis Zahera Won
José María Pou Nominated
Best Film Trailer Nominated
Best Film Poster Nominated
Best Screenplay Isabel Peña, Rodrigo Sorogoyen Won
Best Original Score Olivier Arson Nominated
Best Director Rodrigo Sorogoyen Won
33rd Goya Awards Best Film Nominated [11]
Best Director Rodrigo Sorogoyen Won
Best Actor Antonio de la Torre Won
Best Supporting Actress Ana Wagener Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Luis Zahera Won
Best New Actor Francisco Reyes Nominated
Best Original Score Won
Best Production Supervision Nominated
Best Cinematography Nominated
Best Editing Won
Best Original Screenplay Isabel Peña, Rodrigo Sorogoyen Won
Best Sound Won
Best Special Effects Nominated
28th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Film Actor in a Leading Role Antonio de la Torre Won [12][13][14]
Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role Ana Wagener Won
Best Film Actor in a Secondary Role Luis Zahera Nominated
Best Film Actress in a Minor Role Sonia Almarcha Nominated
6th Platino Awards Best Actor Antonio de la Torre Won
Best Film Editing Alberto del Campo Won
Best Original Score Olivier Arson Nominated
Best Sound Roberto Fernández, Alfonso Raposo Nominated

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Realm". Cineuropa. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Premios Goya 2019: lista completa de ganadores". eldiario.es (in Spanish). 4 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Camacho, n. (13 October 2018). "La Valencia que se ve en la película 'El Reino'". Las Provincias.
  4. ^ a b c "'El reino' – estreno en cines 28 de septiembre". Audiovisual451. 28 September 2018.
  5. ^ Medina, Marta (28 September 2018). "'El reino': la España corrupta y hortera". El Confidencial.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "El reino". Catálogo de Cinespañol. Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Rassegna Premio LUX a Capalbio". European Parliament. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  8. ^ "TIFF Adds More High-Profile Titles, Including Jonah Hill's 'Mid90s,' 'Boy Erased,' 'Hold the Dark,' and Many More". IndieWire. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  9. ^ Pizarro, Miguel Ángel (13 January 2019). "'Campeones', la gran triunfadora de los 24º Premios Forqué". Ecartelera.
  10. ^ Prats, Marina (19 January 2019). "La lista completa de ganadores de los Premios Feroz 2019". HuffPost.
  11. ^ Lázaro, Margarita (2 February 2019). "Todos los ganadores de los Goya: 'Campeones', mejor película, y 'El reino', la más galardonada". HuffPost.
  12. ^ Silvestre, Juan (12 March 2019). "'Arde Madrid' arrasa en los Premios de la Unión de Actores". Fotogramas.
  13. ^ "Listado completo de nominados a los Premios Unión de Actores y Actrices 2019". La Guía GO. 13 February 2019.
  14. ^ "Los Premios Unión de Actores y Actrices anuncian sus nominados". Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 12 February 2019.
  15. ^ "Premios Platino 2019: todos los ganadores". Infobae. 13 May 2019.
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