The Good Boss
2021 · Movie · 120 min · ★ 6.9
Julio Blanco is the proprietor of Básculas Blanco, a Spanish company producing industrial scales in a provincial Spanish town, which awaits the imminent visit from a committee that will decide if they merit a local Business Excellence award: everything has to be perfect when the time comes. Working against the clock, Blanco pulls out all the stops to address and resolve issues with his employees, crossing every imaginable line in the process.
Also known as Un bon patron
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Details
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-10-15
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (473 votes)
Themes
- one week
- unbalanced scale
- aggressive intern
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — Best Comedy · 2022
- Goya Award — Best Film · 2022
- Premio Feroz — Best Comedy · 2022
- European Film Award — Best Comedy · 2022 · nominated
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2022 · nominated
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- Golden Shell · 2021 · nominated
- Medal of the Circle of Cinematographic Writers — the best film · 2021 · nominated
Cast & crew
Javier Bardem
as Julio Blanco
Manolo Solo
as Miralles
Almudena Amor
as Liliana
Óscar de la Fuente
as José
Sonia Almarcha
as Adela
Fernando Albizu
as Román
María de Nati
as Ángela
Tarik Rmili
as Khaled
Rafa Castejón
as Rubio
Celso Bugallo
as Fortuna
Directed by Fernando León de Aranoa