Cold Call (film)
{{Infobox film
| image = Cold Call (film) poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| producer = Antonio P. Pérez
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|es|A puerta fría|nolink=yes}}
| director = Xavi Puebla
| screenplay = {{ubl|Jesús Gil Vilda|Xavi Puebla}}
| starring = {{Ubl|Antonio Dechent|María Valverde|Nick Nolte|José Luis García Pérez|Héctor Colomé}}
| released = {{Film date|2012|04|22|Málaga|2013|04|15|Spain|df=yes}}
| studio = Maestranza Films
| country = Spain
| language = {{ubl|Spanish|English}}
| cinematography = Mauro Herce
| editing = Jorge Suárez
| distributor = Oliete Films
}}
Cold Call ({{langx|es|A puerta fría|links=no}}) is a 2012 Spanish film directed and co-written by Xavi Puebla, which stars Antonio Dechent and María Valverde alongside Nick Nolte, José Luis García Pérez, and Héctor Colomé.
Plot
Desperate in an effort to sell 500 product units in three days in order to avoid losing his job, a salesman of electric appliances (Salva) enlists the help from a convention hostess (Inés) to concoct a plan in order to convince a major North-American customer (Battleworth) during an industry fair.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Antonio Dechent as Salva
- María Valverde as Inés
- Nick Nolte as Battleworth{{Cite web|url=https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/sevilla-00357/noticia-puerta-fria-pelicula-participada-canal-sur-estrena-viernes-toda-espana-20130315061824.html|website=Europa Press|date=15 March 2013|title='A puerta fría', película participada por Canal Sur, se estrena este viernes en toda España}}
- José Luis García Pérez as Toni{{Cite web|url=https://homemcr.org/article/staff-review-a-puerta-fria/|website=HOME Manchester|date=4 March 2013|title=Staff Review/ A Puerta Fria}}
- {{ill|Héctor Colomé|es}} as Carmelo{{Cite web|url=https://www.cope.es/actualidad/noticias/criticas-los-estrenos-cine-del-marzo-20130314_113884|website=Cadena COPE|title=Críticas de los estrenos de cine del 15 de marzo|date=14 March 2013}}
- {{ill|Alex O'Dogherty|es}}
- José Ángel Egido
- {{ill|Sergio Caballero|es}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.premiosgoya.com/pelicula/a-puerta-fria|website=premiosgoya.com|access-date=14 August 2022|publisher=Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España|title=A puerta fría}}
- {{ill|Cesáreo Estébanez|es}}
}}
Production
The screenplay was written by {{ill|Jesús Gil Vilda|ca}} and {{ill|Xavi Puebla|es}}. Maestranza Films' Antonio Pérez took over production duties.{{Cite web|url=https://www.diariojaen.es/historico/a-puerta-fria-o-un-giro-al-drama-de-los-comerciales-en-plena-crisis-XVDJ49514|website=Diario Jaén|title=A puerta fría o un giro al drama de los comerciales en plena crisis|date=12 March 2013}} Shooting locations included Seville.{{Cite web|url=https://cadenaser.com/emisora/2011/07/07/radio_sevilla/1309994232_850215.html|website=Cadena SER|title=Sevilla, plató de "A puerta fría"|date=7 July 2021}}
Release
The film was presented at the 15th Málaga Film Festival's main competition in April 2012.{{Cite web|url=https://www.diariosur.es/20120422/local/festival-malaga/puerta-fria-retrata-lucha-201204221419.html|website=Diario Sur|first=Regina|last=Sotorrío|date=22 April 2012|publisher=Grupo Vocento|title=‘A puerta fría’ retrata la "lucha del albarán contra el iPad" en el mundo laboral}} Its festival run also included the Toulouse Spanish Film Festival. Distributed by Oliete Films,{{Cite web|url=https://www.diariodeleon.es/articulo/cultura/leonesa-oliete-films-trae-espana-aventura-argentina-imanol-arias/201309300400011380318.html|website=Diario de León|title=La leonesa Oliete Films trae a España la aventura argentina de Imanol Arias|date=30 September 2013|first=E|last=Gancedo}} it was theatrically released in Spain on 15 March 2013.
Reception
Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, highlighting the great direction of the actors.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/peliculas-criticas/a476501/a-puerta-fria-476501/|first=Mirito|last=Torreiro|website=Fotogramas|title=A puerta fría. Para interesados en la sociología del trabajo|date=11 April 2012}}
{{ill|Edu Galán|es}} of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be a "magnificent fable about a loser with no way out" in which Dechent and Valverde perform a "psycho-anthropological transaction".{{Cite web|website=Cinemanía|via=20minutos.es|title=A puerta fría|date=15 March 2013|first=Edu|last=Galán|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/a-puerta-fria-19058/}}
Accolades
{{Awards table|5}}
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| align = "center" rowspan = "4" | 2012 || rowspan = "2" | 15th Málaga Film Festival || Silver Biznaga for Best Actor || Antonio Dechent || {{won}} || rowspan = "2" | {{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2012/scene/awards/ferreira-s-nens-tops-malaga-1118053265/|website=Variety|date=28 April 2012|title=Ferreira’s ‘Nens’ tops Malaga|first=Jonathan|last=Holland}}
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| colspan = "2" | Critics Award || {{won}}
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| rowspan = "2" | 17th Toulouse Spanish Film Festival || Best Actor || Antonio Dechent || {{won}} || rowspan = "2" | {{Cite web|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/noticias-cine/a491967/las-violetas-de-cinespana/|website=Fotogramas|title=Las violetas de Cinespaña|date=8 October 2012}}
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| Best Screenplay || Jesús Gil Vilda, Xavi Puebla || {{won}}
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| rowspan = "2" align = "center" | 2014 || 23rd Actors and Actresses Union Awards || Best Film Actor in a Minor Role || José Luis García Pérez || {{nom}} || align = "center" | {{Cite web|website=Vertele!|publisher=eldiario.es|url=https://vertele.eldiario.es/videos/actualidad/costuras-isabel-nominaciones-union-actores_1_7662059.html|date=10 February 2014|title='El tiempo entre costuras' e 'Isabel' dominan en las nominaciones de la Unión de Actores}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/noticias-cine/a534408/antonio-de-la-torre-y-susi-sanchez-triunfan-en-los-premios-de-la-union-de-actores/|title=Antonio de la Torre y Susi Sánchez triunfan en los premios de la Unión de Actores|date=11 March 2014|website=Fotogramas}}
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| 58th Sant Jordi Awards || Best Spanish Actor || Antonio Dechent || {{won}} || align = "center" | {{Cite web|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/noticias-cine/a529683/gente-en-sitios-y-la-plaga-premios-sant-jordi-de-cinematografia-2014/|website=Fotogramas|title='Gente en sitios' y 'La plaga', premios Sant Jordi de Cinematografía 2014|date=27 January 2014}}
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