Centauro is a 2022 action thriller film directed by Daniel Calparsoro consisting of a remake of the Yann Gozlan's 2017 film Burn Out. It stars Àlex Monner, Begoña Vargas, Carlos Bardem, Patricia Vico and Édgar Vittorino.

Centauro
Directed byDaniel Calparsoro
Screenplay by
  • Gaël Nouaille
  • Gemma Ventura
Based onBurn Out
by Yann Gozlan
Produced by
  • Gaël Nouaille
  • Laurent Baudens
Starring
Music byCarlos Jean
Production
company
Borsalino Productions
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • 15 June 2022 (2022-06-15)
LanguageSpanish

Plot edit

Seeking to settle a debt, wannabe pro biker Rafa decides to pledge his services to a criminal organization.[1] However, he is torn between the two lives he is leading as an honest man in the morning and a courier at night. Eventually this double life takes a toll on him and he resorts to drugs, which affects his dream of being a pro racer. At last he understands that there is no way out from the crime life and with help of his friend he tries to escape the drug cartel but is identified by the police and offered the same job just on the side of law which he takes up as he realises that family is the most important thing.

Cast edit

Production edit

A remake of the Yann Gozlan's film Burn Out,[6] the screenplay was penned by Gaël Nouaille and Gemma Ventura.[7] The film was produced by Borsalino Productions, with the collaboration of the Catalunya Film Commission, Gobierno de Aragón [es], Diputación de Teruel [es] and Film Lonelylands.[8] It was shot in the Spanish provinces of Barcelona and Teruel.[7]

Release edit

The film was released on Netflix on 15 June 2022.[9][7]

Reception edit

Raquel Hernández Luján of HobbyConsolas rated the "simple and efficient" film 70 out of 100 points ("good"), citing the "unstoppable" pace of the narration, the chase sequences and the ending among the best things about it, while drawing out "superfluous additions" detracting from the story, such as the street dance scene, as the worst elements of the film.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ "'Centauro', lo nuevo de Daniel Calparsoro". Noticias de Álava. 22 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Osco, Nelly (14 June 2022). "Quién es quién en "Centauro", la película española de Netflix". mag – via El Comercio.
  3. ^ a b c Loftus, Johnny (15 June 2022). "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Centauro' on Netflix, Where A Motorcycle Rider Is Forced To Become A High-Risk Drug Courier". decider.com.
  4. ^ a b c "Películas de Netflix de 2022: ranking de los mejores estrenos". Fotogramas. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Quién es quién en 'Centauro', el nuevo thriller español de Netflix". Cinemanía. 20 June 2022 – via 20minutos.es.
  6. ^ "'Centauro': la nueva película de Daniel Calparsoro en Netflix". Diez Minutos. 17 November 2020.
  7. ^ a b c Pozo, José Carlos (17 May 2022). "Tráiler de Centauro, película española de Netflix con motos y acción desenfrenada". HobbyConsolas.
  8. ^ "'Centauro': fecha de estreno, tráiler y reparto de la película de acción de Netflix". 18 May 2022.
  9. ^ "'Centauro', de Daniel Calparsoro, se estrena el 15 de junio". Audiovisual451. 17 May 2022.
  10. ^ Hernández-Luján, Raquel (15 June 2022). "Crítica de Centauro: otra película de Calparsoro a tope de adrenalina y con personajes de la calle". HobbyConsolas.