B, la película

B, la película
B, la película
Directed by
Written by	Jordi Casanovas, David Ilundain
Starring	Pedro Casablanc ; Manolo Solo
Release date	18 September 2015;
Running time	78 min
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

B, la película (English: "B, the film") is a 2015 Spanish legal drama directed by .^[1] Its main characters are interpreted by Pedro Casablanc and Manolo Solo. It is a "judiciary drama" based on actual events, even though its screenplay is so faithful to reality, that it could be considered more as a documentary source rather than fiction.

The screenplay is based on a stage work "Ruz-Bárcenas" by Jordi Casanovas, a transcription of testimony given by Luis Bárcenas in 2013 in the Audiencia Nacional. Bárcenas was facing charges of corruption,^[2] and the title of the film refers to the Spanish term Caja B, meaning parallel accounting or a slush fund.

The film was not widely distributed,^[3] but received recognition from the critics. At the Goya Awards (Spain's principal national film awards) the screenplay was nominated in the Best Adaptation category and there were nominations for two of the actors, Pedro Casablanc (Best Actor) and Manolo Solo (Best Supporting Actor).

Cast[]

Pedro Casablanc - Luis Bárcenas
Manolo Solo - Judge Ruz
[es] - Javier Gómez de Liaño
Eduardo Recabarren - Gonzalo Boyen
[es] - Enrique Santiago
Celia Castro - María Dolores Márquez de Prado
[es] - José Mariano Benítez de Lugo
Ramón Ibarra - Miguel Durán

References[]

^ B la película. Cineuropa
^ "Rajoy man Barcenas arrives for questioning". BBC.
^ "¿Qué sucede con "B", la película sobre los papeles de Bárcenas?". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish).

External links[]

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[1] B la película. Cineuropa

[BBC-2] "Rajoy man Barcenas arrives for questioning". BBC.

[lvg-3] "¿Qué sucede con "B", la película sobre los papeles de Bárcenas?". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish).

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