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El delantero centro fue asesinado al atardecer

1999 · 90 min

A slow-burning, cynical crime drama that immerses you in a corrupt city's underbelly, with a weary detective navigating threats and moral decay.

Overview
To revive its sagging fortunes, Barcelona FC has bought the services of Jack Mortimer, European Footballer of the Year. No sooner has Mortimer taken possession of his company Porsche than death threats start arriving. Are they a hoax, the work of a loner or are they connected to the awesome real estate speculation that is tearing Barcelona apart? While Catalan pimps and racketeers are being hustled off the streets by crime syndicates from the Middle East, Pepe Carvalho is thinking of retirement, but the need to save the soul of his beloved Barcelona forces him to take on a case that can only end in disaster.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • crime
  • power
  • identity
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime
Directed by
Franco Giraldi
Written by
Franco Giraldi, Graziano Diana, Pedro Molina Temboury, Manuel Vázquez Montalbán
Starring
Juanjo Puigcorbé, Valeria Marini, Jean Benguigui
Runtime
90 min
Country
France, Germany, Italy, Spain
Languages
Catalan, French

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