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The Good Boss: How Much Do We Know About This Dark-comedy Spanish Film?

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David Mudd

The Good Boss, created by Fernando León de Aranoa as well as featuring Javier Bardem, is among the films that are made to stand out during this year’s top category in the San Sebastian Film Festival.

The best thing about this respectable but mundane parody of corporate greed and detached capitalism seems to be Javier Bardem’s incredibly slick and slimy portrayal.

In some kind of a role that makes use of his ability to blend smarmy appeal to reptile repulsion, Bardem continues to dominate the camera in a collaboration with writer and director Fernando León de Aranoa, with whom he previously collaborated on the 2002 film Mondays in the Sun as well as the 2017 biographical crime thriller Loving Pablo.

Even though he appears to be very much smiling, Bardem’s antihero conceals a small amount of threat underneath his executive glasses, as well as his bland patriarchic hairstyle oddly, resembles the pudding-bowled assassin from The No Country for Old Men during what might probably be his “silver fox” stage.

So let’s see our grasp of this Spanish movie.

When Did the Good Boss Got Release?

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On September 21, 2021, the movie had its official debut just at San Sebastián International Film Festival. By October 15, 2021, it was commercially released in Spain thanks to Tripictures’ distribution.

With such a domestic total of 3,278,021 € as well as 518,254 spectators inside the preceding year, it rose to the fourth-highest position among Spanish film releases.

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The movie’s US rights were bought by Cohen Media Group. Il capo Perfetto, which was licensed by Bim, debuted in cinemas on December 23, 2021, in Italy.

O Bom Patro, which was published by PRIS Audiovisuais, debuted in Portuguese cinemas on January 20, 2022. The movie was scheduled to premiere in Argentine cinemas on April 28, 2022.

The 39th Miami Picture Festival’s inaugural film, The Good Boss, has been revealed. The movie, which was published by Star Distribution and opened in Chilean cinemas on June 9, 2022, was scheduled to be released.

What Do We Know About the Storyline of the Movie?

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The Blancos Básculas plant, where everything must constantly be within balance, is the setting for The Good Boss. Meanwhile, the benevolent-seeming boss, played by Bardem’s Blanco, is getting ready for an impending evaluation by several fellow business travelers looking to choose one for a major award.

Nevertheless, tensions increase when a steadfast newly sacked employee sets up camp out front of the plant gates to voice his displeasure with Blanco as well as his corporate practices.

The owner of the scales firm Blancos Básculas. Blanco takes great pleasure in his company and works hard to keep it looking like a family-run business.

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But as financial difficulties, as well as interpersonal issues amongst his workers, endanger Básculas’s likelihood of victory a coveted award, the mask starts to come off, and he is compelled to interfere inside the life of his “family” to uphold the good name of his business.

The storyline does indeed have a lot to say about a variety of subjects, including institutionalized discrimination, economic disparities, and the destructive aspects of capitalism, despite the elaborate system of interpersonal drama in which Blanco discovers himself entangled.

Who Were the Main Cast Members of the Film?

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Even as the “central character” of the story, Bardem excels, effectively selling both Blanco’s upstanding persona as well as the greedy nature that lies underlying it. He also portrays Blanco’s progressively compelling spiral into insanity and despair.

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Additionally, he gets all well with the wide cast that makes up the organizational “family,” which includes Manolo Solo in the role of Miralles, Almudena Amor who played the role of Liliana, Óscar de la Fuente was seen in the role of Jose, and Sonia Almarcha was seen in the role of Adela.

Then, we had a cast of characters including  Fernando Albizu in the role of Román, Tarik Rmili played the character of Khaled, and Rafa Castejón played the role of Rubio and Celso Bugallo who was seen in the role of Fortuna.

Trailer of The Good Boss!

Let’s enjoy the trailer of this Dark comedy film.

FAQs

What is the IMBD rating of The Good Boss?

The IMBD rating of The Good Boss is 7.2/10.

What is the estimated runtime of the film?

The estimated runtime of the film is 1 hour and 56 minutes.

What is the original title of The Good Boss?

The original title of the film is  El Buen patrón.

Conclusion!

The Good Boss garnered a performance of 20 nominations for the 2022 Goya awards, and then it took home prizes for best picture, best director, best actor, best original script, and best score.

This movie is indeed a darkly humorous and well-written piece that exposes the perils of the illusion of beneficent capitalist with biting satire as well as a lighthearted yet serious tone.

It’s a movie that constantly tries, even though it might not always succeed in everything it sets out to, there was more than enough together for a thoroughly entertaining experience that will probably stick with viewers for a while, especially as corporate entities start to re-establish themselves after the global epidemic.