The Plan (2019 film)
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- Polo Menárguez
- Ignasi Vidal
by Ignasi Vidal
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| Spanish | El plan |
| Directed by | Polo Menárguez |
| Screenplay by |
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| Based on | El plan (play) by Ignasi Vidal |
| Produced by | Nacho La Casa |
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| Cinematography | Alejandro Espadero |
| Edited by | Vanessa Marimbert |
| Music by | Pablo Martín-Caminero |
Production company | Capitán Araña |
| Distributed by | Filmax |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
The Plan[1] (Spanish: El plan) is a 2019 Spanish black comedy film directed by Polo Menárguez based on the play by Ignasi Vidal starring Antonio de la Torre, Raúl Arévalo, and Chema del Barco. It deals with themes such as failure, miscommunication, and toxic masculinity.[2]
In a hot Summer morning in Usera, three buddies and unemployed security guards (Paco, Ramón, and Andrade) arrange a meeting at the house of one of them to carry out a plan for a mysterious activity, but circumstances delay their departure from the apartment.[3][4]
Cast
- Antonio de la Torre as Paco[5]
- Chema del Barco as Ramón[5]
- Raúl Arévalo as Andrade[5]
Production
Release
The Plan premiered on 22 October 2019 at the 64th Valladolid International Film Festival.[9][7] It also screened at the 16th Seville European Film Festival on 12 November 2019.[10] Distributed by Filmax,[11] it was released theatrically in Spain on 21 February 2020.
Reception
Juan Pando of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting the performance of the lead trio as the best thing about the film.[3]
Javier Ocaña of El País deemed the film to be a "pitch-black comedy with social undertones and deep-rooted themes" and "a journey into the social and mental abyss of three ordinary men".[12]
Sergio F. Pinilla of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, declaring it "hilarious, tremendous and topical".[13]