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and based on the 2003 play ''El mètode Grönholm'' by

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. It stars Eduardo Noriega,

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and

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, as the only eight actors in the film.

Synopsis

After an introduction showing the

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area of

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during a meeting of the

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and the

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with accompanying anti-globalization protests, the entire film happens within a corporate building (outdoor scenes shot by Torre Europa), mostly in a closed conference room. The story tells of seven people that have been selected among several applicants for one final round to determine who will get an enviable, executive position for a mysterious corporation, Dekia. The seven applicants are submitted to a series of psychological tests - known as the "Grönholm Method" - that start eliminating the applicants one by one. It is warned at the beginning that one of the seven people is an employee of the corporation posing as an applicant to evaluate the others. As the applicants are discarded, the race for the position becomes more tense and sinister. The tests reveal the weakness of each of the characters and their attitudes to company work. In the end the "mole" will be revealed and only one of them will get the desired position.

Cast

* Eduardo Noriega as Carlos, a young well prepared executive. *

as Nieves, a young well prepared executive. *

as Fernando, an older Spanish macho. *

as Ricardo, a former Argentine unionist. *

as Enrique, interested in

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methods. *

as Montse, the company secretary. *

as Ana, a mature executive. *

as Julio, who valued his ethics over loyalty to the company.

Awards

The film was nominated to five

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(Best Lead Actor (Fernández), Best New Actor (Echarri), Best Editing (Aledo), Best Screenplay (Gil and Piñeyro) and Best Supporting Actor (Gómez), winning in the last two categories. It also won in the

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and was nominated for Best Film in the

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. It also won the main award (The Audience Award) at

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Footnotes

Similarities have been noted between this film and the 2009 film ''

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''.

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Synopsis

Cast

Awards

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