Three-60 (Spanish: Tres 60) is a 2013 Spanish mystery thriller film directed by Alejandro Ezcurdia (in his directorial debut feature) from a screenplay by Luiso Berdejo, who is also the co-producer. The film stars Raúl Mérida alongside Guillermo Estrella, Sara Sálamo, and Joaquim de Almeida.
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| Spanish | Tres 60 |
| Directed by | Alejandro Ezcurdia |
| Screenplay by | Luiso Berdejo |
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| Cinematography | Johnny Yebra |
| Edited by | Fran Amaro |
| Music by | Roque Baños |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editThe plot is set against the backdrop of surf culture.[1] Upon finding a set of photographs featuring long-missing friend Iván, young surfer Guillermo teams up with younger brother Mario, Fine Arts student Daniela and pal "El Ruso" to crack the mystery, involving a sinister commercial cartel.[2][3]
Cast
edit- Raúl Mérida as Guillermo[4]
- Guillermo Estrella as Mario[4]
- Sara Sálamo as Daniela[4]
- Joaquim de Almeida as Alberto Ibarguren[4]
- Adam Jezierski as Ruso[4]
- Geraldine Chaplin as Jean Christophe[4]
- Carolina Ferre as madre[4]
- Marta Martín as Maria Victoria[4]
Production
editThe screenplay was penned by Luiso Berdejo.[3] The film is a Bowfinger International Pictures, Atresmedia Cine, and Zinea Sortzen production with the participation of Antena 3 TV, ETB, ONO, Canal+ and La Sexta and backing from the Basque Government and Ayuntamiento de Donostia.[5] Shooting locations included the Aiete Palace and Zurriola Beach in San Sebastián.[6]
Release
editDistributed by Warner Bros.,[5] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 26 July 2013.[7]
Reception
editFausto Fernández of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be a "a summer adventure of mystery, suspense and tension", "that puts all the infallible Hitchcockian arsenal at the service of a teen movie with a child sidekick".[8]
Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, writing that although a thriller connoisseur "might dismiss [the film] as flat, we should not forget the [young] audience it appeals to", and, seeing it this way, "it is even formative".[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Andrés, Juan G. (5 October 2012). "Un giro de 'Tres-60'". Deia.
- ^ "Santiago Segura presenta el thriller "Tres 60", la opera prima de Ezcurdia". La Información. 25 April 2013.
- ^ a b Hopewell, John (3 November 2012). "DeAPlaneta handling int'l sales on 'Three-60'". Variety.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Tres 60". Bowfinger International Pictures. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ a b "'Tres 60' – estreno en cines 26 de julio". Audiovisual451. 22 July 2013.
- ^ Aldarondo, Ricardo (4 March 2019). "San Sebastián como escenario e inspiración". El Correo. Grupo Vocento.
- ^ "Sex bomb: la belleza salvaje y oculta de Sara Sálamo en 'Byb' de Tele 5". vertele!. 3 March 2014 – via eldiario.es.
- ^ Fernández, Fausto (9 May 2013). "Tres 60". Fotogramas.
- ^ Bermejo, Andrea G. (26 July 2013). "Tres 60". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.