Jefe is a 2018 Spanish-Portuguese comedy film directed by Sergio Barrejón and written by Natxo López and Marta Piedade.[1][2] It stars Luis Callejo and Juana Acosta.

Jefe
Film poster
Directed bySergio Barrejón
Written byNatxo López
Marta Piedade
Starring
Production
companies
  • Potenza Producciones
  • Bowfinger International Pictures
  • Jefe La Película AIE
  • Fado Filmes
Distributed bySúper 8
Release dates
  • 15 April 2018 (2018-04-15) (Málaga)
  • 6 July 2018 (2018-07-06) (Spain)
Running time
89 minutes
Countries
  • Spain
  • Portugal
LanguageSpanish

Plot

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César, a rude and self-centered businessman, seems to be on the brink of losing everything until a night janitor at his office helps him find some much-needed sensitivity.[3]

Cast

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Production

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Jefe was produced by Potenza Producciones, Bowfinger International Pictures and Jefe La Película AIE alongside Fado Filmes, and it had support of ICAA, Ibermedia and the Madrid regional administration.[4]

Release

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The film premiered on 15 April 2018 at the 21st Málaga Spanish Film Festival.[5] Distributed by Súper 8,[4] it was theatrically released in Spain on 6 July 2018. It was released on 26 October 2018 on Netflix streaming.[6]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2019 33rd Goya Awards Best Adapted Screenplay Marta Sofía Martins, Natxo López Nominated [7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sergio Barrejón makes his feature-length directorial debut with Jefe". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
  2. ^ October 23, Amrutha Srivatsa-Published; Am, 2018 at 3:09 (2018-10-23). "Netflix Film "Jefe:" Read Bios of the Cast and Also Indulge in the Plot Review and a Quick Trailer!". Earn The Necklace. Retrieved 2019-06-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Jefe Netflix Film Review". The Review Geek. 2018-10-26. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "'Jefe' – estreno en cines 6 de julio". Audiovisual451. 3 July 2018.
  5. ^ "'Jefe', la comedia de Sergio Barrejón destinada a provocar carcajadas". Festival de Málaga. 15 April 2018. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  6. ^ Jefe. Netflix.
  7. ^ "Jefe". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
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