Boy Missing (Spanish: Secuestro, lit.'Kidnapping')[1] is a 2016 Spanish mystery thriller film directed by Mar Targarona from a screenplay by Oriol Paulo, starring Blanca Portillo.

Boy Missing
Theatrical release poster
SpanishSecuestro
Directed byMar Targarona
Written byOriol Paulo
Produced by
  • Mar Targarona
  • Joaquín Padró
Starring
CinematographySergi Bartrolí
Edited byJuan Manuel Vilaseca
Music byMarc Vaillo
Production
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Rodar y Rodar
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing de España
Release date
  • 19 August 2016 (2016-08-19)
Running time
105 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Premise

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Disabled boy Víctor goes missing to the utter distress of his mother, lawyer Patricia de Lucas. Víctor reappears and claims he had been kidnapped by a man, but the alleged kidnapper walks free for lack of evidence. Patricia decides to take justice into her own hands.[2]

Cast

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Production

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The film was produced by Rodar y Rodar and it had the participation of RTVE, Cosmopolitan TV, TVC, and Movistar+.[5]

Shooting locations in Catalonia included Barcelona, Tarragona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Tavertet, and Terrassa.[6]

Release

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Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing de España,[7] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 19 August 2016. It grossed €304,020 in its opening weekend.[8]

Reception

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Jordi Costa [es] of El País wrote that "any resemblance between this film and an incisive reading of our reality seems purely coincidental", with the outcome turning out to be "a string of plot twists and turns" and "a cast of dedicated actors" "trying to swim against the currents of implausibility".[9]

Marta Medina of El Confidencial assessed that Targarona does not get the mise-en-scène to work well, with "the candor of some of the directorial bets significantly detracting from the result", some attempts at originality notwithstanding.[4]

Pere Vall of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting Portillo and the quinqui couple formed by Herrera and Gómez as the best things about the film.[2]

Raquel Hernández Luján of HobbyConsolas rated the film with 50 points ('so so') deeming it to be "a thriller that finds its ballast in its key pieces: script, direction of actors and narrative fluidity".[10]

Manuel J. Lombardo of Diario de Sevilla wrote about "the tonal and argumental nonsense of a film in which every element becomes a cliché·.[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hammond, Pete (30 June 2020). "Motion Picture Academy Invites 819 New Members, Surpasses Five Year Diversity Goal, Vows To Advance Inclusion Efforts". Deadline Hollywood.
  2. ^ a b Vall, Pere (20 April 2016). "Secuestro (2016)". Fotogramas.
  3. ^ "Madre y justiciera". Huelva Información. 25 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Medina, Marta (19 August 2016). "'Secuestro': mentiras, tiroteos y Blanca Portillo al borde del precipicio". El Confidencial.
  5. ^ a b c d "Tráiler definitivo de 'Secuestro', con José Coronado y Blanca Portillo". Europa Press. 24 June 2016.
  6. ^ ""Secuestro" s'estrena demà als cinemes". Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals. 18 August 2016.
  7. ^ "'Secuestro' – estreno en cines 19 de agosto". Audiovisual451. 15 August 2016.
  8. ^ "La taquilla recupera un 10 por ciento con 'Mascotas' y el empuje de tres estrenos en el 'Top 5'". Audiovisual451. 24 August 2016.
  9. ^ Costa, Jordi (19 August 2016). "Un thriller sin mirada". El País.
  10. ^ Hernández Luján, Raquel (17 August 2016). "Secuestro - Crítica de la película protagonizada por Blanca Portillo y José Coronado". HobbyConsolas.
  11. ^ Lombardo, Manuel J. (21 August 2016). ""Con la colaboración de José Coronado"". Diario de Sevilla. Grupo Joly.
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