You Shall Die in Chafarinas
1995 Spanish film
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You Shall Die in Chafarinas (Spanish: Morirás en Chafarinas)[1] is a 1995 crime thriller film directed by Pedro Olea. It is based on the novel Morirás en Chafarinas by Fernando Lalana. It stars Jorge Sanz and María Barranco alongside Óscar Ladoire and Javier Albalá.
- Fernando Lalana
- Pedro Olea
by Fernando Lalana
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| Spanish | Morirás en Chafarinas |
| Directed by | Pedro Olea |
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| Based on | Morirás en Chafarinas by Fernando Lalana |
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| Cinematography | Paco Femenía |
| Edited by | José Salcedo |
| Music by | Bernardo Bonezzi |
Production company | Altube Filmeak |
| Distributed by | Columbia TriStar Films de España |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
Featuring the backdrop of military conscription and set in a military barracks in Melilla, the plot touches themes such as the suicide of conscripts and substance consumption.[2][3] Two begrudging privates (Jaime and Cidraque) see themselves forced to act as casual investigators in the wake of series of deaths in the barracks (two deaths from overdose and the ensuing killing of a homosexual conscript).[4][5]
Cast
- Jorge Sanz as Jaime[6]
- María Barranco as Elisa[7]
- Javier Albalá as Cidraque[8]
- Óscar Ladoire as Capitán Contreras[6]
- Toni Zenet as Adolfo[9]
- Esperanza Campuzano as Victoria[9]
- Ramón Langa as Gayarre[9]
- Miguel del Arco[10]
- David González[4]
- Ramón Goyanes[4]
- Javier Lago[4]
- Ernesto Alterio[10]
- Guillermo Toledo[10]
- Vicente Villanueva[4]
- Achraff Boummina[4]
- Francisco Boira[4]
- Mohamed Ouaglou[4]
- Antonio Dechent[10]
- Alberto San Juan[10]
- Pepón Nieto[10]
- Txema Blasco[10]
- Antonio de la Torre[10]
Production
Release
Distributed by Columbia Tri-Star Films de España,[4] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 21 April 1995.
Reception
Casimiro Torreiro of El País assessed that, while the script apparently features seemingly everything to be functional for an entertaining narration, the writing "lacks work to polish the details", concluding that "no one will be able to say that [the film] is not a well shot and interpreted film. But that alone is not enough to achieve a satisfactory product."[5]