Round Two (film)

Round Two
Round Two
	Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Segundo asalto
Directed by	Daniel Cebrián
Screenplay by	Daniel Cebrián; Imanol Uribe;
Produced by	Andrés Santana; Gustavo Ferrada; Imanol Uribe; Eva Muslera;
Starring	Darío Grandinetti; Álex González; Eva Marciel; Laura Aparicio; Alberto Ferreiro; Maru Valdivielso; Pepo Oliva; Francesc Orella;
Cinematography	Gonzalo Berridi
Edited by	Buster Franco
Music by	Iván Miguélez
Production; companies	Aiete-Ariane Films; Sogecine;
Release dates	27 October 2005 (Seminci); 11 November 2005 (Spain);
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Round Two (Spanish: Segundo asalto) is a 2005 Spanish drama film directed by Daniel Cebrián which stars Álex González and Darío Grandinetti.

Plot

The plot follows the uneasy relationship of young and honest boxer Ángel with ex-boxer and purported bank robber Vidal.^[1]

Cast

Álex González as Ángel^[2]
Pepo Oliva [es] as Paco 'el Tigre'^[2]
Eva Marciel [es] as Alicia^[2]
Maru Valdivielso [es] as Estrella^[2]
Darío Grandinetti as Vidal^[2]
Laura Aparicio as Pilar^[2]
Francesc Orella as Mendiri^[2]
Alberto Ferreiro [es] as Dienteputo^[2]

Production

The film was produced by Aiete-Ariane Films and Sogecine.^[3] It was fully shot in Madrid.^[4]

Release

The film was presented at the Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) in October 2005.^[4] Distributed by Warner Sogefilms,^[3] it was released theatrically in Spain on 11 November 2005.^[2]

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety wrote that the film "welds fight, heist and family drama elements into something that resonates way beyond the sum of its parts" otherwise signalling at a "superbly reptilian perf" by Grandinetti.^[3]

Casimiro Torreiro of El País deemed Round Two to be "competent and remarkably directed and performed".^[5]

Accolades


Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2006	20th Goya Awards	Best New Actor	Álex González	Nominated	^[6]
	20th Goya Awards	Best Art Direction	Marta Blasco	Nominated	^[6]
	15th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best New Actor	Álex González	Nominated	^[7]^[8]

References

^ Cabrera, Kenny (9 November 2005). "Daniel Cebrián usa el boxeo para narrar una historia de marginados". El País.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Segundo asalto". El Mundo. January 2006. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Holland, Jonathan (21 November 2005). "Round Two". Variety.
^ ^a ^b "Daniel Cebrián estrena su 'Segundo asalto'". El Mundo.
^ Torreiro, Casimiro (11 November 2005). "Inteligente y sólida". El País.
^ "Segundo asalto". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
^ "Belén Rueda, Imanol Arias y José Luis Gil optan a los Premios Unión de Actores". verTele!. 31 March 2006 – via eldiario.es.
^ "Manuel Alexandre y Candela Peña, premiados por la Unión de Actores en la categoría de cine". El País. 30 May 2006.

[1] Cabrera, Kenny (9 November 2005). "Daniel Cebrián usa el boxeo para narrar una historia de marginados". El País.

[elmundo-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Segundo asalto". El Mundo. January 2006. Retrieved 23 July 2023.

[holland-3] Holland, Jonathan (21 November 2005). "Round Two". Variety.

[seminci-4] "Daniel Cebrián estrena su 'Segundo asalto'". El Mundo.

[5] Torreiro, Casimiro (11 November 2005). "Inteligente y sólida". El País.

[6] "Segundo asalto". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 23 July 2023.

[7] "Belén Rueda, Imanol Arias y José Luis Gil optan a los Premios Unión de Actores". verTele!. 31 March 2006 – via eldiario.es.

[8] "Manuel Alexandre y Candela Peña, premiados por la Unión de Actores en la categoría de cine". El País. 30 May 2006.

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Round Two (film)

Plot

Cast

Production

Release

Reception

Accolades

See also

References

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