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The Good Boss

2021 · 120 min

A slow-burning, wryly funny character study that keeps you squirming as charm curdles into control.

Overview
Julio Blanco is the proprietor of Básculas Blanco, a Spanish company producing industrial scales in a provincial Spanish town, which awaits the imminent visit from a committee that will decide if they merit a local Business Excellence award: everything has to be perfect when the time comes. Working against the clock, Blanco pulls out all the stops to address and resolve issues with his employees, crossing every imaginable line in the process.

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • corruption
  • work
  • deception
  • class
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Fernando León de Aranoa
Written by
Fernando León de Aranoa
Starring
Javier Bardem, Manolo Solo, Almudena Amor, Óscar de la Fuente, Sonia Almarcha, Fernando Albizu, María de Nati, Tarik Rmili
Music
Zeltia Montes
Cinematography
Pau Esteve Birba
Runtime
120 min
Country
Spain
Languages
Spanish

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