Javier Bardem reteams with 'Loving Pablo' director Fernando León de Aranoa for this darkly comic look at a Spanish factory boss trying to keep his company on top.
Slickly entertaining, considering its rather weighty subject matter, this dark workplace dramedy stars the veteran actor as the boss of a family-run factory plagued by economic woes, employee foibles and the clashes brought on by Spain’s burgeoning multiculturalism.
There’s lots on the menu, and León de Aranoa brings it all together in a smooth manner. But the jokes tend to be too broad, and the themes too tritely handled, to make this San Sebastian competition premiere a major player outside Europe and Spanish-speaking territories. The film was recently shortlisted as one of Spain’s international Oscar contenders, which may help boost local numbers.
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