''321 Days in Michigan'' ( es, 321 días en Míchigan, links=no) is a 2014 Spanish tragicomedy prison film directed by Enrique García, winner of best director in a debut film at the Premios Asecan del Cine Andaluz. It won the Audience Award at the 17th

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Synopsis

Filmed at the former provincial jail of Málaga, it is the story of Antonio Chico García, a young and successful executive, condemned to go to prison because of

white collar crimes The term "white-collar crime" refers to financially motivated, nonviolent or non-directly violent crime committed by individuals, businesses and government professionals. It was first defined by the sociologist Edwin Sutherland in 1939 as "a ...

. In order to hide this fact, he pretends he is spending time at the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

working on a master's degree. His girlfriend Lola agrees to help him by uploading pictures to a blog about his fictional life there. The film deals with his life in prison and his relationships with fellow inmates.

Cast

Production

The films is a Lanube Películas and Encanta Films production. It was shot in Málaga featuring a cast primarily consisting of actors from Málaga.

Release

The film premiered at the 17th

in March 2014. Distributed by Cada Films, it opened in Spanish theatres on 31 October 2014, the same day as its scheduled television premiere on Canal Plus.

Critical reception

Despite the omnipresence of Antonio throughout the film, some critics consider that this is really the story of Sara, (Virginia De Morata). The ''Videodromo'' film critic Aitziber Saldias states "...this is Sara's film, Sara's story. She catches all the attention by just moving in the background..." De Morata won best supporting actress (Premios Asecan). In his review for '' El Mundo'', Cristóbal C. Monilla notes that prison is seen as a place where people are more "burdened by their internal condemnation dictated by life itself than by the physical confinement behind bars." The ''Fotogramas'' critic, Mirito Torreiro, considers that "its authenticy, dynamism, the humanity that comes from its actors." constitutes the film best qualities. "So much so as to ake usforgive its faults..."

Awards

* XVII Festival del Cine Español de Málaga - Two awards: 321 days in Michigan: special award by the jury. Best supporting actor: Héctor Meres (321 días en Michigan). * 2015 Premios Asecan del Cine Andaluz - Two awards: Best actress: Virginia de Morata (321 días en Michigan). Best debuting director: Enrique García (321 días en Michigan).Noticia
"Premios Asecan del Cine Andaluz 2015".
Asecan.org, Sevilla 25 January 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2017.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:321 días en Michigan Spanish comedy-drama films 2014 films 2010s Spanish-language films Films scored by Fernando Velázquez Films shot in the province of Málaga 2010s Spanish films Spanish prison films 2010s prison films