''B, la película'' (English: "B, the film") is a 2015 Spanish

legal drama A legal drama is a genre of film and television that generally focuses on narratives regarding legal practice and the justice system. The American Film Institute (AFI) defines "courtroom drama" as a genre of film in which a system of justice play ...

film directed by David Ilundain.B la película
Cineuropa The screenplay is based on a stage work "Ruz-Bárcenas" by Jordi Casanovas, a transcription of testimony given in 2013 by

Luis Bárcenas José Luis Bárcenas Gutiérrez (born 22 October 1957) is a Spanish politician who served as party treasurer of Spain's Partido Popular (PP, People's Party) and a senator. Formerly a key player in his party's accounts department, since 2009 he ...

, former treasurer of the Partido Popular, to Pablo Ruz, one of the judges of Spain's central criminal court, the ''

Audiencia Nacional The Audiencia Nacional (; en, National Court) is a centralised court in Spain with jurisdiction over all of the Spanish territory. It is specialised in a certain scope of delinquency, having original jurisdiction over major crimes such as those ...

''. Bárcenas was facing charges of corruption, and the title of the film refers to the Spanish term ''Caja B'', meaning parallel accounting or a slush fund. The main characters are interpreted in the film by Pedro Casablanc and Manolo Solo. It is a courtroom drama based on actual events, even though its screenplay is so faithful to reality, that it could be considered more as a documentary source rather than fiction.

Reception

The film was not widely distributed, but received recognition from the critics. At the

Goya Awards The Goya Awards ( es, Premios Goya) are Spain's main national annual film awards, commonly referred to as the Academy Awards of Spain. The awards were established in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sci ...

(Spain's principal national film awards) the screenplay was nominated in the Best Adaptation category and there were nominations for two of the actors, Pedro Casablanc ( Best Actor) and Manolo Solo ( Best Supporting Actor).

Cast

* Pedro Casablanc -

Manolo Solo Manuel Fernández Serrano (born 1964), better known as Manolo Solo, is a Spanish actor. Biography Born in Algeciras in 1964, Manuel Fernández Serrano (his real name) was raised in neighbouring Los Barrios until age 6, later moving to Sevill ...

- Judge Ruz * - Javier Gómez de Liaño * Eduardo Recabarren - Gonzalo Boyen * - Enrique Santiago * Celia Castro - María Dolores Márquez de Prado * - José Mariano Benítez de Lugo * Ramón Ibarra - Miguel Durán

References

External links

Official website
* 2015 crime drama films Films set in Madrid Spanish crime drama films 2010s Spanish-language films 2010s Spanish films Films about corruption in Spain {{2010s-Spain-film-stub