Cold Call (film)

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

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

Production

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

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

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

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

References

  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.