By Force

By Force
By Force
	Theatrical release poster
Spanish	A golpes
Directed by	Juan Vicente Córdoba
Screenplay by	Juan Vicente Córdoba; María Reyes Arias;
Produced by	Enrique Cerezo
Starring	Natalia Verbeke; Daniel Guzmán; Juana Acosta; María Vázquez; Marian Álvarez; Zay Nuba;
Cinematography	Teo Delgado
Edited by	Pablo Blanco
Music by	Guateque All Stars
Production; company	Enrique Cerezo PC
Distributed by	Sony Pictures
Release date	4 November 2005;
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

By Force (Spanish: A golpes) is a 2005 Spanish drama film directed by Juan Vicente Córdoba [es] which stars Natalia Verbeke and Daniel Guzmán alongside Juana Acosta, María Vázquez, Marian Álvarez, and Zay Nuba.

Plot

The plot tracks five boxing-practicing friends from Vallecas (María, Juanita, Vicky, Mena, and Nitzia) pushed by circumstances into a criminal career as ram-raiders.^[1]^[2]

Cast

Natalia Verbeke as María Gómez, "Coco"^[2]
Daniel Guzmán as Fran^[3]
María Vázquez as Vicky^[3]
Juana Acosta as Juanita^[3]
Marian Álvarez as Mena^[3]
Zay Nuba [es] as Nitzia^[3]
María Reyes Arias as Lola^[4]
Alfredo Villa as Mariano^[4]
Carlos Kaniowsky as padre María^[4]
Andrés Gertrúdix as Pipo^[4]
Javier Pereira as patrulla^[4]
Miguel Ángel Silvestre as Yuri^[5]

Production

The film is an Enrique Cerezo PC and it had the participation of TVE and Canal+.^[6]

Release

Distributed by Sony Pictures,^[6] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 4 November 2005.^[3]

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety assessed that the film "starts out looking somewhat punch-drunk but sharpens considerably over the final rounds".^[6]

José Luis Sánchez Noriega [es] determined that even if it is an "honest and willful work", By Force is a failed film as a cinematographic work.^[7]

References

^ Sierra, Celia (2 November 2005). "Verbeke y Guzmán se suben al ring en 'A golpes'". El Mundo.
^ ^a ^b Cabrera, Kenny (4 November 2005). "La marginación femenina, a través del boxeo". El País.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "A golpes". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "A golpes". Catálogo de Cinespañol. ICAA. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
^ Catalá, Laura (23 May 2017). "Conoce a Miguel Ángel Silvestre en 35 curiosidades que deberías saber sobre su vida". Bekia.
^ ^a ^b ^c Holland, Jonathan (21 November 2005). "By Force". Variety.
^ Sánchez Noriega, José Luis (2011). Críticas del cine español (III). Alicante: Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.

[1] Sierra, Celia (2 November 2005). "Verbeke y Guzmán se suben al ring en 'A golpes'". El Mundo.

[cabrera-2] Cabrera, Kenny (4 November 2005). "La marginación femenina, a través del boxeo". El País.

[fotogramas-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "A golpes". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.

[icaa-4] "A golpes". Catálogo de Cinespañol. ICAA. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

[5] Catalá, Laura (23 May 2017). "Conoce a Miguel Ángel Silvestre en 35 curiosidades que deberías saber sobre su vida". Bekia.

[holland-6] Holland, Jonathan (21 November 2005). "By Force". Variety.

[7] Sánchez Noriega, José Luis (2011). Críticas del cine español (III). Alicante: Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.

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By Force

Plot

Cast

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Release

Reception

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