El Niño (film)

El Niño
El Niño
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Daniel Monzón
Written by	Daniel Monzón; Jorge Guerricaechevarría
Starring	Luis Tosar; Jesús Castro; Eduard Fernández; Sergi López; Bárbara Lennie
Cinematography	Carles Gusi
Music by	Roque Baños
Production; companies	Ikiru Films; La Ferme! Productions; Maestranza Films; Telecinco Cinema; StudioCanal
Distributed by	20th Century Fox (Spain); StudioCanal (France)
Release date	29 August 2014 (Spain);
Running time	136 minutes
Countries	Spain; France
Language	Spanish

El Niño (English: The Kid) is a 2014 Spanish action thriller film directed by Daniel Monzón. It premiered in Spain on 29 August 2014.

Plot[]

The story is set in the Strait of Gibraltar. It tells the initiation of two youngsters in the world of drug trafficking. At the same time, two police agents, specialized in dismantling drug trafficking networks, are investigating this ring.

Cast[]

Jesús Castro as El Niño
Luis Tosar as Jesús
Sergi López as Vicente
Bárbara Lennie as Eva
Ian McShane as El Inglés (The Englishman)
Eduard Fernández as Sergio
Mariam Bachir as Amina
Jesús Carroza as El Compi
Moussa Maaskri as Rachid
Luka Peroš as Murat

Trivia[]

Although it is a Spanish film, at least one scene was shot in Gibraltar on the Cable Car.^[3]

Awards and nominations[]

Awards	Category	Nominated	Result
II Premios Feroz^[4]	Best Supporting Actor	Jesús Carroza	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor	Eduard Fernández	Nominated
	Best Original Soundtrack	Roque Baños	Nominated
29th Goya Awards^[5]	Best Film		Nominated
	Best Director	Daniel Monzón	Nominated
	Best Original Screenplay	Daniel Monzón and Jorge Guerricaechevarría	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor	Eduard Fernández	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actress	Bárbara Lennie	Nominated
	Best New Actor	Jesús Castro	Nominated
	Best Cinematography	Carles Gusi	Nominated
	Best Editing	Mapa Pastor	Nominated
	Best Art Direction	Antón Laguna	Nominated
	Best Production Supervision	Edmon Roch and Toni Novella	Won
	Best Sound	Sergio Bürmann, Marc Orts and Oriol Tarragó	Won
	Best Special Effects	Raúl Romanillos and Guillermo Orbe	Won
	Best Costume Design	Tatiana Hernandez	Nominated
	Best Make Up and Hairstyles	Raquel Fidago, David Martí and Noé Montés	Nominated
	Best Original Score	Roque Baños	Nominated
	Best Original Song	"Niño Sin Miedo" by India Martínez, Riki Rivera and David Santisteban	Won

References[]

^ "El nino". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
^ "El nino (2011)". UniFrance. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
^ Magazine (October 2017 issue; page 22)
^ "Lista de nominados a los Premios Feroz 2015". Premios Feroz (in Spanish). 17 December 2014. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
^ "Candidaturas - El Niño". Premios Goya (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2014.

External links[]

El Niño at IMDb
El Niño at Rotten Tomatoes

[1] "El nino". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

[2] "El nino (2011)". UniFrance. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

[3] Magazine (October 2017 issue; page 22)

[4] "Lista de nominados a los Premios Feroz 2015". Premios Feroz (in Spanish). 17 December 2014. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.

[5] "Candidaturas - El Niño". Premios Goya (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2014.

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