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A Man of Action

2022 · 111 min

A patient, grounded period crime story that follows a stubborn idealist through decades of quiet scheming, with tension building slowly around his audacious con.

Overview
Loosely inspired by the life of Lucio Urtubia, explore the figure of the so-called anarchist 'Robin Hood,' who ran a legendary counterfeiting operation in Paris that put him in the crosshairs of America's largest bank, when he managed to obtain a huge amount of money by forging traveler's checks to invest in causes he believed in.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • rebellion
  • class
  • justice
  • deception
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, history
Directed by
Javier Ruiz Caldera
Written by
Patxi Amezcua
Starring
Juan José Ballesta, Miki Esparbé, Luis Callejo, Liah O'Prey, Alexandre Blazy, Josean Bengoetxea, Philip Schurer, Daniel Chamorro
Runtime
111 min
Country
Spain
Languages
French, English, Spanish

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