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Released 8 years ago.
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Gun City
"1921. Some dream of a better world."
2018 2h 7m ES
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★6.3TMDB · 209
DramaCrimeThriller
Synopsis
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Barcelona, Spain, 1921. A tough cop from Madrid arrives in the city to locate, under the suspicious scrutiny of corrupt local police officers, a significant amount of military weaponry stolen from a train, allegedly by revolutionary anarchists.
“1921. Some dream of a better world.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Luis Tosar
Aníbal
Michelle Jenner
Sara
Vicente Romero Sánchez
Rediú
Manolo Solo
'Barón'
Paco Tous
Salvador
Jaime Lorente
León
Pep Tosar
Police Commissioner
Ernesto Alterio
'Tísico'
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Dani de la Torre
- Writers
- Patxi Amezcua
- Languages
- Spanish, German
- Countries
- France, Spain
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, German.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: France, Spain.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Dani de la Torre, shot by Josu Inchaustegui. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Manuel Riveiro. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Jorge Coira 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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Luis Tosar and Michelle Jenner and Vicente Romero Sánchez carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "1921. Some dream of a better world.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Dani de la Torre directs. Josu Inchaustegui behind the camera. Manuel Riveiro scores. Jorge Coira cuts. Produced in France, Spain. Dialogue in Spanish, German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 8 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, German.
- 3International production across 2 countries: France, Spain.
- 4Directed by Dani de la Torre, shot by Josu Inchaustegui. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Manuel Riveiro. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Jorge Coira shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Luis Tosar and Michelle Jenner and Vicente Romero Sánchez carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "1921. Some dream of a better world.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt7104984 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 8 themes, including "barcelona, spain", "cabaret", "police corruption", "train robbery".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Josu Inchaustegui
- Original score
- Manuel Riveiro
- Editing
- Jorge Coira
- Production design
- Juan Pedro de Gaspar
- Costume design
- Clara Bilbao
- Makeup / hair
- Raquel Fidalgo
- VFX supervisor
- Laura Pedro
- Sound
- James Muñoz
- Runtime
- 127 min · 2h 7m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- ES
- IMDB
- Gun City (2018)
Awards
- Premio Mestre Mateo á mellor dirección
- Mestre Mateo Award for best film
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Dani de la Torre
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Selected frames
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Production companies
Who made it
Vaca Films
ES
Atresmedia
ES
Movistar Plus
ES
TVG
ES
Playtime
FR
TV3
ES
Sábado Películas
ES
Canal+
FR
Key crew
- Sound RecordistDavid Machado
- ProducerMercedes Gamero
- Sound DesignerJames Muñoz
- ProducerFrançois Yon
- ProducerValéry Guibal
- Production DesignerJuan Pedro de Gaspar
- EditorJorge Coira
- ProducerEmma Lustres
- ProducerBorja Pena
- ProducerMikel Lejarza
- Art DirectionMarta Blasco
- Sound MixerJosé A. Manovel
- Executive ProducerRosa Pérez
- Makeup ArtistRaquel Fidalgo
- HairstylistNoé Montes
- Costume DesignClara Bilbao
- CastingEva Leira
- CastingYolanda Serrano
- Production DesignJuan Pedro de Gaspar
- Visual Effects SupervisorLaura Pedro
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- barcelona, spain
- cabaret
- police corruption
- train robbery
- military weapons
- 1920s
- anarchism
- mob
Release history · US
When it landed
- Digital2018-10-31· Netflix
Also known as
International titles
- 1921. La ley del plomoES
- La PoudrièreCA
- ガン・シティ 動乱のバルセロナJP
- 枪城铁警CN
