By Force

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{{Infobox film

| image = By Force poster.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Juan Vicente Córdoba

| screenplay = {{ubl|Juan Vicente Córdoba|María Reyes Arias}}

| producer = Enrique Cerezo

| native_name = {{Infobox name module|es|A golpes|nolink=yes}}

| starring = {{ubl|Natalia Verbeke|Daniel Guzmán|Juana Acosta|María Vázquez|Marian Álvarez|Zay Nuba}}

| cinematography = Teo Delgado

| editing = Pablo Blanco

| music = Guateque All Stars

| distributor = Sony Pictures

| released = {{Film date|2005|11|04|df=yes}}

| country = Spain

| language = Spanish

| studio = Enrique Cerezo PC

}}

By Force ({{langx|es|A golpes|links=no}}) is a 2005 Spanish drama film directed by {{ill|Juan Vicente Córdoba|es}} which stars Natalia Verbeke and Daniel Guzmán alongside Juana Acosta, María Vázquez, Marian Álvarez, and Zay Nuba.

Plot

The plot tracks five boxing-practicing friends from Vallecas (María, Juanita, Vicky, Mena, and Nitzia) pushed by circumstances into a criminal career as ram-raiders.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2005/11/02/cultura/1130943087.html|website=El Mundo|first=Celia|last=Sierra|date=2 November 2005|title=Verbeke y Guzmán se suben al ring en 'A golpes'}}{{Cite web|website=El País|date=4 November 2005|first=Kenny|last=Cabrera|title=La marginación femenina, a través del boxeo|url=https://elpais.com/diario/2005/11/04/cine/1131058815_850215.html}}

Cast

{{Cast listing|

  • Natalia Verbeke as María Gómez, "Coco"
  • Daniel Guzmán as Fran{{Cite web|website=Fotogramas|title=A golpes|date=29 May 2008|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/peliculas-criticas/a13027/a-golpes/}}
  • María Vázquez as Vicky
  • Juana Acosta as Juanita
  • Marian Álvarez as Mena
  • {{ill|Zay Nuba|es}} as Nitzia
  • María Reyes Arias as Lola
  • Alfredo Villa as Mariano
  • Carlos Kaniowsky as padre María
  • Andrés Gertrúdix as Pipo
  • Javier Pereira as patrulla{{Cite web|url=https://infoicaa.mecd.es/CatalogoICAA/Peliculas/Detalle?Pelicula=66301|title=A golpes|access-date=11 August 2023|website=Catálogo de Cinespañol|publisher=ICAA}}
  • Miguel Ángel Silvestre as Yuri{{Cite web|url=https://www.bekia.es/celebrities/noticias/miguel-angel-silvestre-35-datos-trayectoria-profesional-vida-personal/|website=Bekia|title=Conoce a Miguel Ángel Silvestre en 35 curiosidades que deberías saber sobre su vida|date=23 May 2017|first=Laura|last=Catalá}}

}}

Production

The film is an Enrique Cerezo PC and it had the participation of TVE and Canal+.

Release

Distributed by Sony Pictures, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 4 November 2005.

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety assessed that the film "starts out looking somewhat punch-drunk but sharpens considerably over the final rounds".{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2005/film/reviews/by-force-1200520104/|website=Variety|first=Jonathan|last=Holland|title=By Force|date=21 November 2005}}

{{ill|José Luis Sánchez Noriega|es}} determined that even if it is an "honest and willful work", By Force is a failed film as a cinematographic work.{{Cite book|url=https://www.cervantesvirtual.com/obra-visor/criticas-del-cine-espanol-iii/html/b3b58aa0-a100-11e1-b1fb-00163ebf5e63_2.html#I_1_|title=Críticas del cine español (III)|first=José Luis|last=Sánchez Noriega|year=2011|location=Alicante|publisher=Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes}}

See also

References