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Nadie conoce a nadie (1999)
Country
of Origin: Spain
Year of Production: 1999
Running Times: 105 mins (Colombia) 108
mins (Japan)
Format: colour 35mm Panavision
(anamorphic)
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: Dolby Digital
CREDITS
PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Canal Sur Televisión S.A. / Canal+
Espana / D.M.V.B. Films / Maestranza Films S.L. /
Sociedad General de Televisión S.A. (Sogetel)
Producers: Gustavo Ferrada, Antonio P. Pérez
Associate Producers: Thierry Forté, Enrique López
Lavigne
Production Manager: Ana Vila
SCRIPT
Script: Mateo Gil, Alejandro Amenábar
Novel: Juan Bonilla
DIRECTION
Director: Mateo Gil
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Javier G. Salmones
Production Best Boy: Fidel Pérez
Cameras and Lenses: Panavision
EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Nacho Ruiz Capillas
MUSIC
Music: Alejandro Amenábar
Music Producer: Lucio Godoy
SOUND
Sound: Goldstein, Steinberg
DESIGN AND SET
CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Javier Po
MISCELLANEOUS
International Department: Verónica Roldán
CAST
Eduardo Noriega (Simón Cárdenas)
Jordi Molla (Sapo)
Natalia Verbeke (María)
Paz Vega (Ariadna)
Pedro Álvarez-Ossorio (Padre Andrés)
Mauro Ribera (Rocha)
Jesús Olmedo (Brujo)
Críspulo Cabezas (Pirata)
Joserra Cadinanos (Dinamitero)
José Manuel Seda (Capa)
Richard Henderson (Hernández)
Anne de Luz (madre de Sapo)
Petra Martínez (encargada del archivo de Indias)
Alejandro Amenábar (boy in bar 1 - uncredited)
Mateo Gil (boy in bar 2 - uncredited)
PLOT SUMMARY
In Seville, Simón is a young aspiring writer who
makes a living creating crossword puzzles for a local newspaper. One
day, Simón finds a message on his answerphone threatening him if he
doesn't include certain words in the next crossword. Simón's decision
inadvertantly triggers a series of brutal killings during Seville's
Holy Week and he is forced to cross wits with a vicious game player.
AVAILABILITY
France
Theatrical Distributor: DMVB Films
Spain
Theatrical Distributor: Warner Sogefilms S.A.
USA
Theatrical Distributor: Venevision International
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
France
Rating: U
Japan
Rating: R-15
Spain
Rating: 18
USA
Rating: R (for some strong sexuality, violence and
language)
AWARDS
2000
Goya Awards, Spain
Mejores Efectos Especiales (Raúl Romanillos, Manuel
Hornillo, José Nunez, Emilio G. Ruiz) - winner
TIMELINE
1999
November
26: Spain - theatrical release
2000
October
11: France - theatrical release
November
2: Japan - shown at the Tokyo International Film Festival
2001
June
30: Japan - theatrical release
July
27: Colombia - theatrical release
August
7: Germany - shown at the Fantasy Filmfest, Cologne
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Bruderschaft des Todes -
German title
Jeu de rôles - French title
Nobody Knows Anybody - International
English language title
LINKS
SEE ALSO
The Game (1997) KEYWORDS
computers; death games; guns
Last Updated:
1 January, 2009
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