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Salto al vacío

1995 1h 23m ES
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6.7
SOLID
★6.7TMDB · 19
Drama
Synopsis
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Alex is a young woman who resorts to arms and drug trafficking to support her parents and younger brother in 1990s Basque Country. Alex has her life further complicated by her unrequited love for Javi, a member of her criminal gang.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Daniel Calparsoro
Writers
Daniel Calparsoro
Languages
Spanish
Countries
Spain

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Daniel Calparsoro, shot by Kiko de la Rica. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Pite Piñas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Najwa Nimri and Roberto Chalu and Alfredo Villa carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0111058 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Daniel Calparsoro directs. Kiko de la Rica behind the camera. Pite Piñas cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
  • 231 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
  • 3Directed by Daniel Calparsoro, shot by Kiko de la Rica. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 4Editor Pite Piñas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 5Najwa Nimri and Roberto Chalu and Alfredo Villa carry the top of the cast.
  • 6IMDB entry: tt0111058 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 7Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Kiko de la Rica
Editing
Pite Piñas
Runtime
83 min · 1h 23m
Status
Released
Original language
ES
Certification (US)
18

Also by

Daniel Calparsoro

Production companies

Who made it

  • YU

    Yumping Films Productions

  • Canal+ España

    Canal+ España

    ES

  • FI

    Filmanía S.L.

  • SI

    Siurell Producciones Cinematográficas

  • TVE

    TVE

    ES

  • FE

    Fernando Colomo PC

    ES

Key crew

  • EditorPite Piñas
  • Associate ProducerFernando Colomo
  • ProducerDaniel Calparsoro

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • drugs
  • weapons trafficking

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical1995-03-0318

Also known as

International titles

  • Jump Into the VoidUS

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