11/07/2017 - The Galician director and actor are filming together again, following Retribution; their new film, set a century ago in the world of gangsters in Barcelona, is just about to start shooting

On the heels of the international success of Retribution [+see also:
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De la Torre claims, “I’ve always been fascinated by gangster films, by the 1920s, prohibition, and all the power struggles, corruption and death. In this setting, our protagonist will have a difficult mission ahead of him, which will lead him to rub shoulders with unscrupulous businessmen, hired guns, dangerous anarchists and corrupt policemen. He will embark on a unique journey, where the only law that prevails is the law of firearms. Gun City will have a very contemporary pace and action scenes: it will be like a period Bourne movie, where classic elements will go hand in hand with frenetic editing, thanks to some gutsy, agile camera work.”

The main cast of the film is rounded off by Michelle Jenner, Vicente Romero, Ernesto Alterio, Paco Tous and the winner of the Goya Award for The Fury of a Patient Man [+see also:
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film profile] and 7^th Floor), the eight-week shoot will begin this Wednesday, 12 July, in Barcelona, before continuing on location in Pontevedra, Lugo, Monforte de Lemos, A Coruña and Santiago de Compostela from 23 July.

Gun City is a production by Vaca Films, Atresmedia Cine and La Ley del Plomo AIE, in co-production with FD Productions (France), with the involvement of Atresmedia, Movistar Plus+, Canal Plus (France), Televisión de Galicia and Televisión de Catalunya, and with backing from ICEC and the MEDIA programme. The movie will be distributed in Spain by Hispano Foxfilm, while its international sales will be managed by Films Distribution.

(Translated from Spanish)