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Innocent Killers (Spanish: Asesinos inocentes) is a 2015 Spanish black comedy thriller film directed by Gonzalo Bendala starring Miguel Ángel Solá and Maxi Iglesias.

SpanishAsesinos inocentes
Directed byGonzalo Bendala
Written by
  • Gonzalo Bendala
  • J.M. Asensio
Produced byMarta Velasco
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Innocent Killers
Theatrical release poster
SpanishAsesinos inocentes
Directed byGonzalo Bendala
Written by
  • Gonzalo Bendala
  • J.M. Asensio
Produced byMarta Velasco
Starring
CinematographyÁlvaro Gutiérrez
Edited byAntonio Frutos
Music byPablo Cervantes
Production
companies
  • Áralan Films
  • Asesinos inocentes AIE
Distributed byFilmax
Release dates
  • 10 March 2015 (2015-03-10) (Miami)
  • 3 July 2015 (2015-07-03) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish
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Plot

University student Francisco Garralda, in a dire financial plight, is offered to kill his psychology professor Sebastián Espinosa for money by no other than the professor himself.[1][2]

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Production

The film is an Áralan Films and Asesinos inocentes AIE production,[5] with backing from TVE, Canal Sur, ICAA, Junta de Andalucía, Patrilab, and Genial Media.[6] Shooting locations included Seville.[6]

Release

The film world premiered at the Miami International Film Festival on 10 March 2015.[7] It also made it to the main competition slate of the 18th Málaga Film Festival.[6] Distributed by Filmax,[6] it was released theatrically in Spain on 3 July 2015.[8]

Reception

Carlos Marañón of Cinemanía rated the film 1½ out of 5 stars, declaring it "college thriller that sells its soul in search of a passing grade" in the verdict.[9]

Pere Vall of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, welcoming that it is "not afraid to compress all the topics of the genre and try to make them dialogue and fight each other".[10]

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