Retribution (2015 film)

Retribution (Spanish: El desconocido, "The stranger") is a 2015 Spanish action thriller film directed by Dani de la Torre. It was screened in the Venice Days section of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival.[2]

Retribution
El desconocido
Directed byDani de la Torre
Written byAlberto Marini
StarringLuis Tosar
Javier Gutiérrez
Goya Toledo
Elvira Mínguez
Fernando Cayo
Paula del Río
Marco Sanz
Luiz Zahera
Ricardo de Barreiro
María Mena
Antonio Mourelos
Music byManuel Riveiro
CinematographyJosu Inchaustegui
Edited byJorge Coira
Production
companies
Atresmedia Cine
La Ferme! Productions
TVG
Vaca Films
Distributed byWarner Bros. Spain
Release date
  • 2 September 2015 (2015-09-02) (Venice)
  • 25 September 2015 (2015-09-25) (Spain)
Running time
96 minutes
CountrySpain
France
LanguageSpanish
Box office$3,532,967[1]

Plot

Carlos is a bank executive with two kids, Marcos and Sara, and a wife, Marta. His kids are getting ready to go to school and he is getting ready to drive them. They get in the car and Marcos brings a soccer ball with an autograph on it because he wants to prove to his friends that he really does have the autograph. After starting the car, Carlos receives an anonymous call in a phone that has been left inside and he is told a bomb has been placed under each of the car’s seats, set to explode if any of them leaves their seated position. The devices will be deactivated only once Carlos transfers a large sum of money into the caller's account.

He stops the car near the school to try to figure this out. Some kids from the school crowd around the car, wanting to see the ball with the autograph. Carlos can't let Marcos get out to show his classmates the ball, and his friends think he was lying. Carlos calls one of his coworkers and they say the mysterious man on the phone (who will be referred to as "the stranger") called them too. Carlos and his coworker meet up and discuss the situation, still in each of their cars, blocking traffic. While Carlos drives away, someone in his coworker’s car gets out and the car blows up. Carlos drives past the blown up car in horror, and the stranger orders Carlos to drive away quickly. Marcos is injured in the explosion and Carlos wants to drive him to the hospital, but the stranger won’t let him until he transfers the money.

Carlos calls his wife Marta, tells her about the situation, and tells her to go to the bank to transfer the money in her accounts to the stranger’s account. Carlos sits in his car near the bank. Marta shows up to the bank with another person.

On the phone, Carlos is stopped by police and is isolated by a bomb squad. He is then told that he must release Marcos and Sarah, but still believes they are in danger. After negotiation with them, they find out there is only a bomb in the front two seats. Marcos still injured by the explosion in his leg is released, but Sara jumps in the front not wanting to abandon Carlos.

After some time, Sara and Carlos are visited by a past client, named Lucas but claims to be Carlos's brother Pablo. He tells them he was the one extorting the money over the phone from Carlos for having his wife commit suicide after being coaxed into making bad investments that ruined her economically.

Lucas leaves and begins telling him over the phone that a separate bomb he showed them before will go off if Carlos doesn't make an escape to a location where more money can be sent to his account in 5 minutes. Sara and Carlos Hastily escape in spite of the behest of authorities until they reach a dock where Sara reluctantly accepts to leave for her safety.

Lucas returns to Carlos in the passenger seat and explains himself, Carlos then decides to drive the car into the water in order to escape the explosion. After driving into the water and swimming away, Carlos escapes and is resuscitated by paramedics and is later laid off from his bank job.

The final scene includes Carlos on the phone with the new employee in his previous managerial position telling him about a business opportunity, promptly hangs up the phone after the caller states how important family is to a business, hinting at the film's intended message.

Cast

Awards and nominations
AwardsCategoryNominatedResult
III Premios Feroz Best Drama Nominated
Best Director Dani de la Torre Nominated
Best Main Actor Luis Tosar Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Javier Gutiérrez Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Elvira Mínguez Nominated
Best Trailer Nominated
30th Goya Awards Best Original Screenplay Alberto Marini Nominated
Best Actor Luis Tosar Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Elvira Mínguez Nominated
Best New Director Dani de la Torre Nominated
Best Editing Jorge Coira Won
Best Production Supervision Carlos Pérez de Albéniz Nominated
Best Sound David Machado, Jaime Fernández and Nacho Arenas Won
Best Special Effects Isidro Jiménez and Pau Costa Nominated

Remake

German remake Don't. Get. Out! (2018), directed by Christian Alvart,[3] was the first remake of the film.[4]

In 2017 it was announced that Liam Neeson will star in a remake, in the lead role.[5]

References
  1. "El desconocido". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  2. "'Retribution' ('El Desconocido'): Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  3. Redacción (April 7, 2017). ""Steig. Nicht. Aus!": la versión alemana de "El desconocido"". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  4. Redacción (April 7, 2017). "Se rueda en Alemania el primer remake de 'El desconocido' de los tres previstos". Audiovisual 451 (in Spanish). Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  5. McNary, Dave (May 9, 2017). "Liam Neeson to Star in 'Retribution,' Remake of Spanish Thriller 'El Desconocido'". Variety. Variety Media, LLC. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
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