Scorpion in Love

{{Infobox film

| image = Scorpion in Love poster.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| native_name = {{Infobox name module|Spanish|Alacrán enamorado|nolink=yes}}

| director = Santiago A. Zannou

| producer = Álvaro Longoria

| screenplay = Carlos Bardem
Santiago A. Zannou

| based_on = {{Based on|Alacrán enamorado|Carlos Bardem}}

| starring = {{Ubl|Álex González|Miguel Ángel Silvestre|Carlos Bardem|Judith Diakhate|Javier Bardem}}

| music = Wolfrank Zannou

| cinematography = Juanmi Azpiroz

| editing = {{ubl|Fernando Franco|Jaume Martí}}

| studio = Morena Films

| distributor = Alta Films

| released = {{Film date|2013|04|12|df=y}}

| runtime = 100 minutes

| country = Spain

| language = Spanish

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Scorpion in Love ({{langx|es|Alacrán enamorado|links=no}}){{cite web|last=Mack|first=Andrew|title=Javier Bardem to Play Nazi Ideologue in ALACRAN ENAMORADO / SCORPION IN LOVE|date=8 May 2012|publisher=Screen Anarchy|url=http://screenanarchy.com/2012/05/javier-bardem-to-play-nazi-ideologue-in-alacran-enamoradoscorpion-in-love.html|access-date=25 December 2017}} is a 2013 Spanish romantic drama film directed by Santiago A. Zannou and starring Álex González, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Carlos Bardem, Judith Diakhate and Javier Bardem.{{cite web|last=Dang|first=Simon|title=Javier Bardem To Play Neo-Nazi In Modern Romeo & Juliet Tale 'Alacrán Enamorado'|date=9 May 2012|publisher=IndieWire|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2012/05/javier-bardem-to-play-neo-nazi-in-modern-romeo-juliet-tale-alacran-enamorado-110745/|access-date=25 December 2017}} It is based on the novel of the same name by Carlos Bardem, who also wrote the screenplay with Zannou.{{cite web|last=Obenson|first=Tambay A.|title=Santiago Zannou's 'Scorpion In Love' (Nazi Falls For Mixed-Race Girl) Picked Up By Wild Bunch|date=24 October 2012|publisher=IndieWire|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2012/10/santiago-zannous-scorpion-in-love-nazi-falls-for-mixed-race-girl-picked-up-by-wild-bunch-140869/|access-date=25 December 2017}}

Plot

Julián, Asterix and Luis belong to a neo-Nazi ideology group led by Solís. Together with other members of the group, they attack everything considered the enemy with threats and beatings. Julián frequents Pedro's gym and asks him to teach him to box. Carlomonte distrusts Julián but starts training him. Alyssa, a young mulatto with whom Julián falls in love, also works at the gym. His love for Alyssa and boxing make Julián begin to change, something that his friend Luis is not willing to accept.

Cast

{{Cast listing|

Álex González as Julián "Alacrán" López
Miguel Ángel Silvestre as Luis
Carlos Bardem as Carlomonte
Judith Diakhate as Alyssa
Hovik Keuchkerian as Pedro
Javier Bardem as Solís
Luis Mottola as Speaker

}}

Production

The film is a Morena Films (Álvaro Longoria) production, with the participation of TVE, Cosmopolitan Channel and Canal+ España.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espinof.com/cine-espanol/alacran-enamorado-poster-y-trailer-de-lo-ultimo-de-santiago-a-zannou|date=16 March 2013|website=Espinof|title='Alacrán enamorado', póster y tráiler de lo último de Santiago A. Zannou}}

Release

Distributed by Alta Films,{{Cite web|url=https://www.audiovisual451.com/alacran-enamorado-estreno-en-cines-12-de-abril/|website=Audiovisual451|title=‘Alacrán enamorado’ – estreno en cines 12 de abril|date=8 April 2013}} Scorpion in Love was theatrically released in Spain on 12 April 2013.

Accolades

| align = "center" rowspan = "8" | 2014 || rowspan = "4" | 28th Goya Awards || Best Adapted Screenplay || Carlos Bardem, Santiago A. Zannou || {{nom}} || align = "center" rowspan = "4" | {{Cite web|url=https://www.premiosgoya.com/pelicula/alacran-enamorado/|website=premiosgoya.com|access-date=14 May 2022|title=Alacrán enamorado|publisher=Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España}}

| Best Supporting Actor || Carlos Bardem || {{nom}}

| Best New Actor || Hovik Keuchkerian || {{nom}}

| Best Art Direction || Llorenç Miquel || {{nom}}

| rowspan = "4" | 23rd Actors and Actresses Union Awards || Best Film Actor in a Leading Role || Álex González || {{nom}} || rowspan = "4" | {{Cite web|url=https://cadenaser.com/ser/2014/03/11/television/1394508926_850215.html|website=Cadena SER|title='El tiempo entre costuras' triunfa en los Premios Unión de Actores|date=11 March 2014|first=David|last=Redondo}}

| Best Film Actor in a Secondary Role || Carlos Bardem || {{nom}}

| Best Film Actor in a Minor Role || Miguel Ángel Silvestre || {{nom}}

| Best New Actor || Hovik Keuchkerian || {{won}}