Fernando León de Aranoa and Javier Bardem working together again on The Good Boss
- The Madrilenian filmmaker and the Oscar-winning actor are joining forces again after having done so 18 years ago in the successful Mondays in the Sun and three years ago in the ill-fated Loving Pablo
In mid-October, the shoot began for The Good Boss [+see also:
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Shot in different locations in and around the Community of Madrid, The Good Boss – principal photography for which will continue until December – boasts a cast that is rounded off by Manolo Solo (winner of the Goya Award for his work in The Fury of a Patient Man [+see also:
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According to the synopsis provided by the producers, the feature – with a storyline penned by its director – tells of how a company that manufactures industrial scales in a provincial town is awaiting an imminent visit by a committee that will decide whether the firm gets a local Award for Business Excellence, and so things have to be absolutely perfect for that crucial moment. However, everything seems to be conspiring against it. In the short time he has available, Blanco, the owner of the company (played by Bardem), attempts to solve his employees’ problems, crossing every single line imaginable, which gives rise to an unexpected and explosive string of events, with unforeseen consequences…
This, the tenth film by León de Aranoa, marks the fifth partnership between his own production outfit (Reposado Producciones) and Jaume Roures, president of The Mediapro Studio, which was previously behind the dramas Princesas [+see also:
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(Translated from Spanish)
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