''El lobo'' ( en, The Wolf) is a 2004
Spanish
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drama
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biographical film directed by
Miguel Courtois
Miguel Courtois (born 1960) is a French/Spanish film director and producer. He is known for directing the 2004 biographical film, '' The Wolf''.
Filmography
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1960 births
Livin ...
and starring
Eduardo Noriega.
Plot
The film is based on the life of
Mikel Lejarza, an agent of the Spanish
intelligence service
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in the early 1970s. During the end of the
Francoist State
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, Lejarza infiltrated
ETA
Eta (uppercase , lowercase ; grc, ἦτα ''ē̂ta'' or ell, ήτα ''ita'' ) is the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet, representing the close front unrounded vowel . Originally denoting the voiceless glottal fricative in most dialects, ...
, a paramilitary group seeking independence for the
Basque Country.
He obstructed plans for a major prison breakout and a campaign of attacks. The secret services tried to demobilise him when he became less useful. However, he pursued his mission nevertheless, which became the most successful government initiative against ETA. Information he provided was responsible for the capture or killing of a quarter of its members, including some of its Special Forces members and leaders. He destabilized the organization when it was a potential justification for conservatives to seize power and stop the democratisation process.
ETA sentenced him to death and posted his pictures throughout the Basque country, in the hope of someone reporting his whereabouts. Mikel changed his name and face and has lived under an assumed identity ever since.
Cast
Awards and nominations
Won
Goya Awards
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*Best Editing (Guillermo S. Maldonado)
*Best Special Effects
Nominated
Goya Awards
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The awards were established in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sci ...
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Best Actor (Eduardo Noriega)
*Best Production Supervision
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Best Supporting Actress (Silvia Abascal)
Spanish Actors Union
*Performance in a Minor Role, Male (Santiago Ramos)
*Supporting Performance, Female (Silvia Abascal)
See also
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List of Spanish films of 2004
A list of Spanish-produced and co-produced feature films released in the country in 2004. The domestic theatrical release date is favoured.
Films
Box office
The five highest-grossing Spanish films in 2004, by domestic box office gross ...
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2004 films
2000s thriller films
Spanish drama films
2000s Spanish-language films
Thriller films based on actual events
Films set in Spain
Films about ETA (separatist group)
Films directed by Miguel Courtois
2000s Spanish films
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