The Contestant is a decent black comedy with a lot of incidents, social critique and awesome interpretations. It deals with a young executive, Leonardo Sbaraglia, an ordinary man who wins a TV contest, being subsequently harassed and deceived by the bank system, as Banks always win. Concerns the fate of the greatest gameshow price in histoy, 6 million euros, and its only winner, who becomes a wealthy man but at the end takes places a strange and surprising deneouement.
A real satire against the modern economy, about the global financial system meltdown with a predating system that devours the people by lying, deceiving, and leading them to despair, ruin and poorness. Adding magnificent interpretations, along with atmospheric and adequate cinematography by David Azcano. As well as a rousing and appropriate musical score by Victor Reyes. A strong actual portrayal full of irony, acid criticism to economical system, cynicism, corruption, and fatalism. It displays a deep critical in capitalist economy system, state robbing by huge taxes, abusive mortgages, hedge funds, excessive credits, loans and the predatory banks. A sour story of a man against the banks, daring the dark economic order, being masterfully played by Leonardo Sbaraglia. Argentina actor Leonardo, though a young player , has a long career from the Eighties, playing in both, Argentina and Spain, including films as Plata Quemada, Caballos salvajes, El corredor nocturno, Relatos salvajes, Carmen, Utopia, Vaquero, Sangre en la boca, , El rey de la montaña, En la ciudad sin limites, Dolor y gloria, Intacto, Nieve negra, Al final del tunel, among others .Leonardo is well accompanied by a good support cast as Myrian Gallegos as his girlfriend, Chete Lera as his advisor, Luis Zahera as a mean, corrupt banker , Myriam Maeztu, Susana Mayo and Fernando Cayo as his colleague .
The motion picture was well directed by Rodrigo Cortés. This Spanish filmmaker has directed notorious international successes as Red Lights, Dawn in dark hill and his biggest hit : Buried. The Contestant or El Concursante won Maestre Mateo Award to support cast : Luis Zahera, best director and editing. And Malaga Film Festival, best director and best cinematography : Daviz Azcano, and it had several Goya nominations.
A real satire against the modern economy, about the global financial system meltdown with a predating system that devours the people by lying, deceiving, and leading them to despair, ruin and poorness. Adding magnificent interpretations, along with atmospheric and adequate cinematography by David Azcano. As well as a rousing and appropriate musical score by Victor Reyes. A strong actual portrayal full of irony, acid criticism to economical system, cynicism, corruption, and fatalism. It displays a deep critical in capitalist economy system, state robbing by huge taxes, abusive mortgages, hedge funds, excessive credits, loans and the predatory banks. A sour story of a man against the banks, daring the dark economic order, being masterfully played by Leonardo Sbaraglia. Argentina actor Leonardo, though a young player , has a long career from the Eighties, playing in both, Argentina and Spain, including films as Plata Quemada, Caballos salvajes, El corredor nocturno, Relatos salvajes, Carmen, Utopia, Vaquero, Sangre en la boca, , El rey de la montaña, En la ciudad sin limites, Dolor y gloria, Intacto, Nieve negra, Al final del tunel, among others .Leonardo is well accompanied by a good support cast as Myrian Gallegos as his girlfriend, Chete Lera as his advisor, Luis Zahera as a mean, corrupt banker , Myriam Maeztu, Susana Mayo and Fernando Cayo as his colleague .
The motion picture was well directed by Rodrigo Cortés. This Spanish filmmaker has directed notorious international successes as Red Lights, Dawn in dark hill and his biggest hit : Buried. The Contestant or El Concursante won Maestre Mateo Award to support cast : Luis Zahera, best director and editing. And Malaga Film Festival, best director and best cinematography : Daviz Azcano, and it had several Goya nominations.