''Washington Wolves'' ( es, Los lobos de Washington, links=no) is a 1999 Spanish thriller film directed by

Mariano Barroso Mariano Barroso (born 26 December 1959) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He has directed more than 20 films since 1982. His 1996 film '' Éxtasis'' was entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival. Since 9 June 2018, he ...

and written by Juan Cavestany which stars

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Eduard Fernández Eduard Fernández Serrano (born 25 August 1964) is a Spanish screen and stage actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including three Goya Awards and four Gaudí Awards. Biography Eduard Fernández was born in Barcelona on 25 August ...

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Alberto San Juan Alberto San Juan Guijarro (born 1 November 1968) is a Spanish film, stage and television actor. Biography Alberto San Juan was born on 1 November 1968 in Madrid, son to cartoonist and radio announcer Pilar Guijarro Ortiz de Zárate. He spen ...

and

José Sancho José Asunción Martínez (11 November 1944 – 3 March 2013) better known as José Sancho or Pepe Sancho, was a Spanish actor. Over a period of fifty years he appeared extensively in Spanish television and films. He was perhaps best known ...

Plot

Miguel and Alberto want to scam their old boss 20 million pesetas with a disorganized plan along with several other people such as the mistress of their boss's wife. One of their partners, Claudio has managed to have a comfortable life while Miguel and Alberto they have been mistreated by life leading a life of misery. A mixture of despair and need will make them skin like wounded wolves in the night.

Cast

Production

''Washington Wolves'' was produced by Aurum Producciones and Sogetel, in association with Pinguin Films, with collaboration of

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and participation of Antena 3.

Reception

Jonathan Holland of ''

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'' deemed the film (a thriller "worthy of mention") to be a "a stylish, superbly played and well-written piece about luckless criminals", "let down only by some sloppy plotting and a couple of characters too many".

Accolades

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14th Goya Awards The 14th Goya Awards were presented at L'Auditori in Barcelona, Spain on 29 January 2000. It was the first Goya awards ceremony to have taken place outside of Madrid. ''All About My Mother'' won the award for Best Film. Winners and nominees Maj ...

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References

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1999 thriller films Spanish thriller films 1990s Spanish-language films 1990s Spanish films {{1990s-Spain-film-stub