The Method

"When HR goes too far."

2005 1h 57m ES

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6.7

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72%

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METACRITIC

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7.1

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★6.7TMDB · 249🍅72%Rotten Tomatoes●68Metacritic★7.1IMDB · 13,024

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Synopsis

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Seven candidates to a high executive position on a multinational company show up for a selection test in a skyscraper at the financial district. Among them, the most disparate personalities: the winner, the aggressive, the insecure, the critic, the indecisive…

“When HR goes too far.”

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Cast

Eduardo Noriega
Carlos
Najwa Nimri
Nieves
Eduard Fernández
Fernando
Pablo Echarri
Ricardo
Ernesto Alterio
Enrique
Natalia Verbeke
Montse
Adriana Ozores
Ana
Carmelo Gómez
Julio

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Marcelo Piñeyro
Writers: Jordi Galceran, Mateo Gil, Marcelo Piñeyro
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Argentina, Italy, Spain

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Argentina, Italy, Spain.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Marcelo Piñeyro, shot by Alfredo Mayo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Iván Aledo 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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Eduardo Noriega and Najwa Nimri and Eduard Fernández carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "When HR goes too far.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0427582 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Marcelo Piñeyro directs. Alfredo Mayo behind the camera. Iván Aledo cuts. Produced in Argentina, Italy, Spain. Dialogue in Spanish.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 21 years ago.
2International production across 3 countries: Argentina, Italy, Spain.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Marcelo Piñeyro, shot by Alfredo Mayo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Iván Aledo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Eduardo Noriega and Najwa Nimri and Eduard Fernández carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "When HR goes too far.".
8IMDB entry: tt0427582 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 17 themes, including "career", "work", "computer", "competition".