Golden Balls (Spanish: Huevos de oro) is a 1993 film directed by Bigas Luna which stars Javier Bardem.

Golden Balls
DVD cover for Huevos de oro
Directed byBigas Luna
Written by
  • Cuca Canals
  • Bigas Luna
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJosé Luis Alcaine
Edited byCarmen Frías
Music byNicola Piovani
Production
companies
  • LolaFilms
  • Filmauro
  • Hugo Films
  • Lumière
Distributed byUnited International Pictures
Release date
  • 24 September 1993 (1993-09-24) (Spain)
Running time
95 min.
Countries
  • Spain
  • Italy
  • France
LanguageSpanish

Plot

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Benito González is a flamboyant engineer in Melilla, with a brash and pushy personality. His dream is to build the tallest building ever in the region. After his girlfriend leaves him, he devotes himself entirely to his ambitions, deciding to let nothing get in his way. He marries the daughter of a billionaire, intending to use her father's money to realise his project. Benito waltzes his way through a career of excess, fetishes and deceptions, but the personal conflicts he unleashes ultimately send his life spiraling down to disaster.

The film makes direct and symbolic references to the work of Spanish Surrealist painter Salvador Dalí.

Production

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Exterior filming included Benidorm, Melilla, and Miami.

Cast

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See also

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References

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Citations
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Sanabria 2007, p. 21.
Bibliography
  • Sanabria, Carolina (2007). "Huevos de oro (1993): el declive del macho ibérico" (PDF). Comunicación. 16 (2). Cartago: Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica: 16–23. ISSN 0379-3974.
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