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Cold Call (film)

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Cold Call
Theatrical release poster
SpanishA puerta fría
Directed byXavi Puebla
Screenplay by
  • Jesús Gil Vilda
  • Xavi Puebla
Produced byAntonio P. Pérez
Starring
CinematographyMauro Herce
Edited byJorge Suárez
Production
company
Maestranza Films
Distributed byOliete Films
Release dates
  • 22 April 2012 (2012-04-22) (Málaga)
  • 15 April 2013 (2013-04-15) (Spain)
CountrySpain
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English

Cold Call[1] (Spanish: A puerta fría) is a 2012 Spanish film directed and co-written by Xavi Puebla, which stars Antonio Dechent and María Valverde alongside Nick Nolte, José Luis García Pérez, and Héctor Colomé.

Plot

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Desperate in an effort to sell 500 product units in three days in order to avoid losing his job, a salesman of electric appliances (Salva) enlists the help from a convention hostess (Inés) to concoct a plan in order to convince a major North-American customer (Battleworth) during an industry fair.[2][3][4]

Cast

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Production

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The screenplay was written by Jesús Gil Vilda [ca] and Xavi Puebla [es].[7] Maestranza Films' Antonio Pérez took over production duties.[9] Shooting locations included Seville.[10]

Release

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The film was presented at the 15th Málaga Film Festival's main competition in April 2012.[2] Its festival run also included the Toulouse Spanish Film Festival.[11] Distributed by Oliete Films,[12] it was theatrically released in Spain on 15 March 2013.

Reception

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Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, highlighting the great direction of the actors.[4]

Edu Galán [es] of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be a "magnificent fable about a loser with no way out" in which Dechent and Valverde perform a "psycho-anthropological transaction".[7]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2012 15th Málaga Film Festival Silver Biznaga for Best Actor Antonio Dechent Won [1]
Critics Award Won
17th Toulouse Spanish Film Festival Best Actor Antonio Dechent Won [11]
Best Screenplay Jesús Gil Vilda, Xavi Puebla Won
2014 23rd Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Film Actor in a Minor Role José Luis García Pérez Nominated [13][14]
58th Sant Jordi Awards Best Spanish Actor Antonio Dechent Won [15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Holland, Jonathan (28 April 2012). "Ferreira's 'Nens' tops Malaga". Variety.
  2. ^ a b Sotorrío, Regina (22 April 2012). "'A puerta fría' retrata la "lucha del albarán contra el iPad" en el mundo laboral". Diario Sur. Grupo Vocento.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "'A puerta fría', película participada por Canal Sur, se estrena este viernes en toda España". Europa Press. 15 March 2013.
  4. ^ a b Torreiro, Mirito (11 April 2012). "A puerta fría. Para interesados en la sociología del trabajo". Fotogramas.
  5. ^ "Staff Review/ A Puerta Fria". HOME Manchester. 4 March 2013.
  6. ^ "Críticas de los estrenos de cine del 15 de marzo". Cadena COPE. 14 March 2013.
  7. ^ a b c Galán, Edu (15 March 2013). "A puerta fría". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  8. ^ "A puerta fría". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  9. ^ "A puerta fría o un giro al drama de los comerciales en plena crisis". Diario Jaén. 12 March 2013.
  10. ^ "Sevilla, plató de "A puerta fría"". Cadena SER. 7 July 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Las violetas de Cinespaña". Fotogramas. 8 October 2012.
  12. ^ Gancedo, E (30 September 2013). "La leonesa Oliete Films trae a España la aventura argentina de Imanol Arias". Diario de León.
  13. ^ "'El tiempo entre costuras' e 'Isabel' dominan en las nominaciones de la Unión de Actores". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 10 February 2014.
  14. ^ "Antonio de la Torre y Susi Sánchez triunfan en los premios de la Unión de Actores". Fotogramas. 11 March 2014.
  15. ^ "'Gente en sitios' y 'La plaga', premios Sant Jordi de Cinematografía 2014". Fotogramas. 27 January 2014.