
El nino
2014 · Movie · 136 min · ★ 6.5 · 75% critics
Two young friends in southern Spain get pulled into drug smuggling across the Strait of Gibraltar, chasing quick money and bigger risks. As the runs grow bolder, two determined officers close in, navigating corruption, pressure, and a fast-moving criminal network that spans borders.
Also known as The Boy
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Details
- Original title
- El Niño
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-08-29
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 136 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (264 votes)
About
If you enjoy gritty cops-and-criminals stories with boat-and-helicopter pursuits and a cross-border smuggling backdrop, this should work for you; Not for you if you want tight pacing or Cell 211-level intensity.
Pros: thrilling chases; striking locations; strong police-side performances | Cons: overlong runtime; uneven tension; thin young leads
Themes
- spain
- smuggling (contraband)
- police
- drug trafficking
- gibraltar
- cocaine
- morocco
- hashish
- narcotics cop
- police helicopter
Awards & recognition
- Gaudí a la millor actriu secundària · 2015
- Gaudí Award — Best Film Editing · 2015
- Gaudí Award — Best Sound · 2015
- Gaudí Award — Best Production Director · 2015
- Gaudí Award — Best Cinematography · 2015
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- Gaudí Award — Best Original Score · 2015
- Gaudí Award — Best Actor in a Supporting Role · 2015
- Goya Award — Best Special Effects · 2015
- Goya Award — Best Sound · 2015
- Goya Award — Best Production Supervision · 2015
- Goya Award — Best Original Song · 2015
Cast & crew

Jesús Castro
as Niño

Bárbara Lennie
as Eva

Moussa Maaskri
as Rachid

Ian McShane
as Inglés

Luis Tosar
as Jesús

Eduard Fernández
as Sergio

Sergi López
as Vicente

Jesús Carroza
as Compi
- SC
Saed Chatiby
as Halil
- MB
Mariam Bachir
as Amina
Directed by Daniel Monzón