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Dark Blue Almost Black

"If your life is not the color you like... Change it!"

2006 1h 45m ES
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6.7
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70%
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7.1
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★6.7TMDB · 121🍅70%Rotten Tomatoes★7.1IMDB · 8,691
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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Jorge feels suffocated by his menial job but can't break free of the obligations that keep him stuck — until he meets a woman who shakes his life up.

“If your life is not the color you like... Change it!”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Daniel Sánchez Arévalo
Writers
Daniel Sánchez Arévalo
Languages
Spanish
Countries
Spain

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo, shot by Juan Carlos Gómez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Nacho Ruiz Capillas 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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Quim Gutiérrez and Antonio de la Torre and Raúl Arévalo carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "If your life is not the color you like... Change it!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0452971 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Daniel Sánchez Arévalo directs. Juan Carlos Gómez behind the camera. Nacho Ruiz Capillas cuts. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Released 20 years ago.
  • 2Directed by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo, shot by Juan Carlos Gómez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 3Editor Nacho Ruiz Capillas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 4Quim Gutiérrez and Antonio de la Torre and Raúl Arévalo carry the top of the cast.
  • 5Marketing tagline: "If your life is not the color you like... Change it!".
  • 6IMDB entry: tt0452971 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 7Classified under 8 themes, including "prison", "sibling relationship", "love of one's life", "parent child relationship".
  • 8Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography
Juan Carlos Gómez
Editing
Nacho Ruiz Capillas
Production design
Federico García Cambero
Costume design
Nereida Bonmatí
Makeup / hair
Paco H. Rodríguez
VFX supervisor
Pablo Urrutia
Runtime
105 min · 1h 45m
Status
Released
Original language
ES
Rotten Tomatoes
70% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating
7.1/10 · 8,691 votes
US box office
$6,646

Awards

23 wins & 11 nominations

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Daniel Sánchez Arévalo

Trailers & featurettes

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Production companies

Who made it

  • Tesela Producciones Cinematográficas

    Tesela Producciones Cinematográficas

    ES

Key crew

  • ProducerJosé Antonio Félez
  • MusicPascal Gaigne
  • EditorNacho Ruiz Capillas
  • CastingEva Leira
  • CastingYolanda Serrano
  • Production DesignFederico García Cambero
  • Costume DesignNereida Bonmatí
  • HairstylistPaco H. Rodríguez
  • HairstylistKarmele Soler
  • Production ManagerDaniel Goldstein
  • Unit Production ManagerÓscar Vigiola
  • Second Assistant DirectorAna Hernando
  • Third Assistant DirectorRuth Millán
  • Assistant DirectorAntxon Zabala
  • PropsIván Marquerie
  • Art Department AssistantJuanjo Ureba
  • SoundJaime Barros
  • Boom OperatorCoque F. Lahera
  • SoundJaime Fernández
  • SoundDaniel Goldstein
  • Supervising Sound EditorDoug Roberts
  • Dolby ConsultantRicardo Viñas
  • Special Effects SupervisorJuan Ramón Molina
  • Visual Effects SupervisorPablo Urrutia

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • prison
  • sibling relationship
  • love of one's life
  • parent child relationship
  • pregnancy
  • impotence
  • apoplectic stroke
  • gatekeeper

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical2006-03-24

Also known as

International titles

  • AzuloscurocasinegroES
  • Všechny polohy láskyCZ
  • DarkBlueAlmostBlackUS
  • Azul oscuro casi negroES
  • DunkelblaufastschwarzDE
  • MørkeBlåNæstenSortDK
  • AzulFR
  • SötétkékmajdnemfeketeHU
  • Mørk blå nesten sortNO
  • GranatowyPrawieCzarnyPL
  • MörktblånästansvartSE
  • TumšiZilsGandrīzMelnsLV

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