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Retribution

2015 · 101 min

A white-knuckle car ride that pins you in your seat, squeezing dread and claustrophobia out of every phone call and red light.

Directed by
Dani de la Torre
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Starring
Luis Tosar, Paula del Río, Marco Sanz
Tagline
Drive or die
Overview
While Carlos, a banking executive, takes his two kids to school in his car, he gets a phone call telling him that there is a bomb under the seats and he must to gather a large amount of money; otherwise, his car will blow up.

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Directed by
Dani de la Torre
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Starring
Luis Tosar, Paula del Río, Marco Sanz
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • family
  • greed
  • corruption
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension9
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
thriller, drama
Directed by
Dani de la Torre
Written by
Alberto Marini
Starring
Luis Tosar, Paula del Río, Marco Sanz, Javier Gutiérrez, Elvira Mínguez, Fernando Cayo, Goya Toledo, Antonio Mourelos
Cinematography
Josu Inchaustegui
Runtime
101 min
Country
France, Spain
Languages
Spanish

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