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Cowards (2008 Film)
''Cowards'' ( es, Cobardes, links=no) is a 2008 Spanish bullying-themed drama film written and directed by José Corbacho and Juan Cruz which stars Eduardo Garé and Eduardo Espinilla. Plot The plot takes place in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, following the plight of school bully Guille and his victim, redhead Gaby. Cast Production The film is a Castelao Productions and Antena 3 Films production. Shooting locations included L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. Release The film was presented at the 11th Málaga Film Festival in April 2008. Distributed by Filmax, it was released theatrically in Spain on 25 April 2008. Reception Jonathan Holland of '' Variety'' deemed the film to be "a well-turned sophomore drama", even though "over-strident in its political correctness". Javier Ocaña of ''El País'' considered that the helmers had moved from the "freshness, boldness and uniqueness" of their debut work to the "doctrine, discourse and academicism" of ''Cowards'', underpinning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Corbacho
José Corbacho Nieto (born 12 December 1965) is a Spanish comedian, screenwriter, actor, and film and television director from Catalonia. Biography José Corbacho Nieto was born on 12 December 1965 in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, and was diagnosed with Spina bifida. His father was from Extremadura. He earned a licentiate degree on Information Sciences (Journalism) from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. He began nonetheless a professional acting career in comedy theatre group . He also worked with television production company , of which he was a board member. His feature film directorial debut ''Tapas (film), Tapas'', co-helmed along with Juan Cruz (director), Juan Cruz, earned him a Goya Award for Best New Director. He also directed his sophomore picture ''Cowards (2008 film), Cowards'' along with Cruz. His television work, in various capacities, include ', ''Pelotas (TV series), Pelotas'', ', and ''Un nuevo amanecer''. References {{authority control Spanish come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |