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The Hold-Up
2001 Spanish film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Hold-Up (Spanish: El palo) is a 2001 Spanish heist comedy film directed by Eva Lesmes from a screenplay by Luis Marías which stars Adriana Ozores, Malena Alterio, Maribel Verdú, and Carmen Maura.
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Plot
The plot follows an attempt of bank heist pulled by four women (including a cleaner working in the target bank, a pregnant hairdresser, and a street urchin).[1]
Cast
- Adriana Ozores as Lola[2]
- Malena Alterio as Pecholata[2]
- Maribel Verdú as Silvia[2]
- Carmen Maura as Mayte[2]
- Jaime Pujol as Gustavo[1]
- Juan Gea as bank's manager[1]
- Joaquín Climent as Enrique[3]
- Antonia Martínez as the grandmother[3]
- Alejandro Sigüenza as Daniel[3]
- Diana Palazón[4]
Production
The screenplay was written by Luis Marías .[5] 1962 comedy Atraco a las tres was an inspiration for The Hold-Up.[1] The film, Eva Lesmes' sophomore feature, was produced by Bocaboca in association with Telecinco.[6][5]
Release
Distributed by Columbia TriStar,[1] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 4 May 2001.[2]
Reception
Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be an "engaging femme comedy built around an unlikely bank heist" confirming helmer's talent for comedy.[1]
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