''Empowered'' ( es, Sin rodeos, links=no) is a 2018 Spanish

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Santiago Segura Santiago Segura Silva (born 17 July 1965) is a Spanish filmmaker and actor. He also worked to a lesser extent as a television presenter, voice actor and comic book writer, as well as being a collector of original comic books. At 12, he began ...

which consists of a remake of the 2016 Chilean film '' No Filter'' (). The cast is led by

Maribel Verdú María Isabel Verdú Rollán (; born 2 October 1970) is a Spanish actress. Some of her film credits include performances in '' Lovers'', ''Belle Époque'', ''Y tu mamá también'', ''Pan's Labyrinth'', '' The Blind Sunflowers'' and ''Snow Whi ...

Plot

At a first glace everything seems to click in Paz's life. However, deep down, she has a serious problem: she cannot express her emotions to others, causing her much distress. She goes to a shamanic doctor, who prescribes her a potion. The effect of the potion is that Paz begins to express absolutely everything she is thinking about, without beating around the bush.

Cast

Production

''Empowered'' was written by Benigno López, Marta González de Vega and Santiago Segura, adapting the original screenplay of '' No Filter'' by Diego Ayala and Nicolás López. The film was produced by Bowfinger International Pictures S.L. alongside Sin Filtro la película AIE and Atresmedia Cine, with the participation of

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. The budget was valued at €3,894,000, receiving a help from the ICAA of €1,277,543. Shooting took place in different locations of the

Madrid region The Community of Madrid (; es, Comunidad de Madrid ) is one of the seventeen autonomous communities of Spain. It is located in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula, and of the Central Plateau (''Meseta Central''). Its capital and largest munici ...

, lasting for seven weeks. The score was composed by

Roque Baños Roque Baños López is a Spanish music composer. Baños graduated from Boston's Berklee College of Music in 1995 and has since scored both Spanish and English-language films. He has received numerous awards for his compositional work, including t ...

and Tessy Díez, whereas

Kiko de la Rica Kiko de la Rica (born 6 April 1965) is a Spanish cinematographer. He contributed to more than forty films including ''Sex and Lucia'' and ''The Last Circus''. Career De la Rica won the Best Cinematography award for ''Torremolinos 73'' at the Cine ...

worked as

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Release

Distributed by A Contracorriente Films, ''Empowered'' was theatrically released in Spain on 2 March 2018, scoring the biggest movie opening weekend for any Spanish domestic release in 2018 (to that date).

Reception

Reviewing for ''

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'', Juan Pando scored the film with 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting the "fun" ending credits, whereas he otherwise missed some of the Santiago Segura's trademark "irreverent" humour, which appears "blurred" in the film. Andrea G. Bermejo of '' Cinemanía'' rate it with 3½ out of 5 stars, considering that the film turned out to be a precise portrait of how bad the state of things is. Quim Casas of ''

El Periódico de Catalunya ''El Periódico de Catalunya'' (, ), also simply known as ''El Periódico'', is a morning daily newspaper based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The paper publishes separate daily editions in Spanish and in Catalan. The two editions combined sell ...

'' gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, considering that Segura takes it to his territory, mixing some bite with the simplest comicality.

References

External links

''Empowered''
at ICAA's ''Catálogo de Cinespañol'' {{authority control 2018 films 2010s Spanish-language films 2018 comedy films Spanish comedy films Films shot in the Community of Madrid Remakes of Chilean films Films directed by Santiago Segura Films scored by Roque Baños Atresmedia Cine films Bowfinger International Pictures films 2010s Spanish films