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Wikipedia article




'Outlaws' or 'The Laws of the Border' is a 2021 Spanish film directed by Daniel Monzn adapting the novel of the same name by Javier Cercas. It stars Marcos Ruiz, Begoa Vargas and Chechu Salgado.

Premise



Set in the Summer of 1978, the fiction follows Nacho, a 17-year old student living in Girona who befriends Zarco and Tere, two young criminals.

It has been presented as a revisitation of the quinqui film genre.

Cast



Production



, a primary fictional setting for the film.

Penned by Jorge Guerricaechevarra, the screenplay is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Javier Cercas.

Produced by Ikiru Films, La Terraza Films and Atresmedia Cine in collaboration with and Las leyes de la frontera AIE, the film received funding from the ICAA. Netflix secured the international rights. It has a reported budget of 7 million . Directed by Daniel Monzn, shooting lasted for 10 weeks and wrapped in November 2020. Shooting locations included Girona, Manresa, Montblanc and . Balter Gallart worked as art director and Carles Gusi as director of cinematography.

Release



The film premiered on 25 September 2021 at the 69th San Sebastin International Film Festival, bringing the festival to a closure.

Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures Espaa, it was theatrically released in Spain on 8 October 2021.

The film was set for a 22 November 2021 streaming release on Netflix, using the English-language title 'Outlaws'.

Reception



Fausto Fernndez of 'Fotogramas' gave the film 4 out 5 stars, positively highlighting the triangle formed by the characters Nacho, Tere and Zarco.

Philipp Engel of 'Cinemana' gave it 3 out of 5 stars. He wrote that the Begoa Vargas' lead performance ends up eating those from the two male lead performers'. He considered that the atmosphere "halfway" works.

Josu Eguren of 'El Correo' gave the film 2 out of 3 stars. He considered the film to be "stimulating reflection on the gap between memory and nostalgia" so pervasive in the Spanish contemporary historical discourse but ultimately dominated by "cheating digressive monologues transformed into images".

Federico Marn Belln of 'ABC' gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, considering it to be "a magnificent portrait, a new and stylized look" of the era already extensively portrayed by the quinqui genre.

Accolades



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| align ="center" rowspan ="28" | 2022 || rowspan ="2"| 9th Feroz Awards || Best Supporting Actor (film) || Chechu Salgado || || rowspan="2" |

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| Best Trailer || Miguel ngel Sanantonio ||

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| rowspan = "4" | 77th CEC Medals || colspan = "2" | Best Film || || rowspan = "4" |

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| Best Supporting Actor || Chechu Salgado ||

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| Best New Actor || Chechu Salgado ||

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| Best Adapted Screenplay || Jorge Guerricaechevarra, Daniel Monzn ||

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| rowspan ="6"| 36th Goya Awards || Best Adapted Screenplay || Daniel Monzn, Jorge Guerricaechevarra || || rowspan="6" |

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| Best Original Song || "Las leyes de la Frontera" by Alejandro Garca Rodrguez, Antonio Molinero Len, Daniel Escortell Blandino, Jos Manuel Cabrera Escot, Miguel Garca Cantero ||

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| Best New Actor || Chechu Salgado ||

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| Best Makeup and Hairstyles || Sarai Rodrguez, Benjamn Prez, Nacho Daz ||

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| Best Art Direction || Balter Gallart ||

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| Best Costume Design || Vinyet Escobar ||

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| rowspan = "14" | 14th Gaud Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Non-Catalan Language Film || || rowspan = "14" |

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| Best Director || Daniel Monzn ||

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| Best Actress || Begoa Vargas ||

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| Best Actor || Chechu Salgado ||

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| Best Production Supervision || Goretti Pags ||

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| Best Art Direction || Balter Gallar ||

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| Best Editing || Mapa Pastor ||

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| Best Original Music || Derby Motoreta's Burrito Kachimba ||

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| Best Cinematography || Carles Gusi ||

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| Best Costume Design || Vinyet Escobar ||

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| Best Sound || Isaac Bonfill, Oriol Tarrag, Marc Orts ||

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| Best Visual Effects || Ral Romanillos, Mriam Piquer ||

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| Best Makeup and Hairstyles || Sarai Rodrguez, Nacho Daz, Benjamn Prez ||

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|colspan = "2" | Public's Choice Award for Best Film ||

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| 30th Actors and Actresses Union Awards || Best New Actress || Begoa Vargas || ||

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| Spanish Screenwriters' Union Awards || Best Screenplay in a Drama Feature Film || Jorge Guerricaechevarra, Daniel Monzn || ||

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See also



* List of Spanish films of 2021

References




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