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

legal drama Legal drama, also called courtroom 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 wh ...

film directed by David Ilundain.B la película
Cineuropa The screenplay is based on the stage work ''Ruz-Bárcenas'' by Jordi Casanovas, a transcription of testimony given 15 July 2013 by Luis Bárcenas, 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 (; ) is a high court in Spain with jurisdiction over all of the Spanish territory. It is specialised in certain kinds of crime, having original jurisdiction over major crimes such as those committed against the Crown and i ...

''. Bárcenas was facing charges of corruption, and the title of the film refers to the Spanish term ''Caja B'', meaning parallel accounting or

slush fund A slush fund is a fund or account used for miscellaneous income and expenses, particularly when these are corrupt or illegal. Such funds may be kept hidden and maintained separately from money that is used for legitimate purposes. Slush funds m ...

. 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 () are Spain's main national annual film awards. They are presented by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain. The first ceremony was held in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Ar ...

(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 Pedro Manuel Ortiz Domínguez (born 17 April 1963), best known by his stage name of Pedro Casablanc, is a Moroccan-born actor known for his many stage, film and television performances in Spain. Biography Pedro Manuel Ortiz Domínguez was bor ...

- Luis Bárcenas *

Manolo Solo Manuel Jesús Fernández Serrano (born 1964), better known as Manolo Solo, is a Spanish actor. Biography Born in Algeciras in 1964, he was raised in neighbouring Los Barrios until age 6, later moving to Seville with his family. Part of the S ...

- 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