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2002 Certificate 18
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Director Alex de la Iglesia has become a cult figure in his native Spain for his stylish genre parodies. In 800 BULLETS, he waxes nostalgic about an era in Spanish filmmaking long gone, when Westerns and epics used the landscape of Spain for their vast background vistas. The film centres on Carlos, a rambunctious youth who .. Read more

Starring Sancho Garcia, Carmen Maura
Director Alex De La Iglesia
Genres Action/Adventure, World Cinema

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Director Alex de la Iglesia has become a cult figure in his native Spain for his stylish genre parodies. In 800 BULLETS, he waxes nostalgic about an era in Spanish filmmaking long gone, when Westerns and epics used the landscape of Spain for their vast background vistas. The film centres on Carlos, a rambunctious youth who ditches a school field trip to find the grandfather that his uptight mother has hidden from him. Carlos finds the old man a relic of his former self: whereas he was once a top Spaghetti Western stunt-man, he is now reduced to running a tawdry little western theme park for tourists. But Carlos' appearance fills the old man with some of his youthful vigour; while Carlos himself finds in his grandfather an appealing entry into the corrupt adult world. 800 BULLETS was a huge success in Spain, where it received four Goya Award nominations and took home one of them.

Starring Sancho Garcia, Carmen Maura
Director Alex De La Iglesia
Studio METRODOME
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 7 mins
Certificate Certificate 18
Genres Action/Adventure, World Cinema
Language DVD: Spanish
Subtitles DVD: English
Released DVD: 14 Jan 2008
Production year: 2002
Format DVD

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  • Though it's billed as a tribute to the great spaghetti Westerns of the '60s, 800 Bullets feels closer to '80s kids'... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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    Bullets, schmullets

    Terrific little Spanish film. Wonderful performance from the over-the-hill stuntman fella, and the kid too. Director has created a little Spanish gem with its roots and heart in old spaghetti westerns. Director's first film, Accion Mutante, is worth checking out too.

      • A customer from Bromley
      • Posted 09 Jan 2009 13:19

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