Fugitives (2000 film)


Fugitives is a 2000 Spanish drama road movie directed by Miguel Hermoso from a screenplay by Óscar Plasencia, Raúl Brambilla, and Hermoso. It features Laia Marull, Beatriz Coronel, Miguel Hermoso Arnao, Roberto Cairo, Jesús Olmedo, María Galiana, and Juan Diego.

Plot

The plot tracks the trip from Madrid to Tarifa of two fugitives, young criminal Tony, and Laura, a girl daughter of a prostitute.

Cast

Production

The film is a Maestranza Films production, with the participation of Canal Sur and Radiotelevisió Valenciana#Televisió [Valenciana |TVV]. Shooting locations included Tarifa, Cádiz, El Puerto [de Santa María], Chipiona, Los Caños de Meca, Algeciras, Carmona, Puente Genil, and Madrid.

Release

The film received a pre-screening at Málaga's Teatro Cervantes on 2 October 2000. Distributed by Warner Sogefilms, it was released theatrically in Spain on 6 October 2000.

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety wrote that the film "balances careful characterization with a solid plot and smart pacing, although the mood is flattened a bit by an uninspiring central perf".

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