''The Fury of a Patient Man'' ( es, Tarde para la ira, links=no) is a 2016 Spanish

thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre ...

directed by

Raúl Arévalo Raúl Arévalo Zorzo (born 22 November 1979) is a Spanish actor and director, known by international audiences for his role in the film '' Summer Rain'', directed by Antonio Banderas. Career Raúl Arévalo Zorzo was born on 22 November 1979 in ...

. The film won four

Goya Awards The Goya Awards ( es, Premios Goya) are Spain's main national annual film awards, commonly referred to as the Academy Awards of Spain. The awards were established in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sci ...

, including Best Film, Best New Director, Best Supporting Actor for Manolo Solo, and Best Original Screenplay.

Plot

The film is set in Madrid in August 2007. Curro is imprisoned after taking part in the robbery of a jewellery store. Eight years later, he leaves prison with the intention of beginning a new life, together with his girlfriend Ana and his son, but he encounters an unexpected situation and a stranger, José, who will take him to an unknown course, close to vengeance.

Cast

Production

The film was produced by La Canica Films and Agosto AIE in association with Film Factory and Palomar, with the participation of RTVE and

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and the collaboration of ICAA and Crea SGR.

Release

The film made its debut in the Horizons section at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival. It was also screened in the Discovery section at the

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. Distributed by Entertainment One Films Spain, it was theatrically released in Spain on 9 September 2016.

Awards and nominations

, - , align = "center" rowspan="27" , 2017 , , rowspan = "2" , 22nd Forqué Awards , , colspan = "2" , Best Film , , , , rowspan = "2" , , - , Best Actor , , Antonio de la Torre , , , - , rowspan="7" ,

4th Feroz Awards The 4th award ceremony of Feroz Awards was held at the Palacete de los Duques de Pastrana in Madrid, on January 23, 2017. It was hosted by actor Antonio de la Torre and aired on #0. Awards recognizing television productions and documentary films ...

, colspan=2 , Best Drama Film , , , rowspan = "7" , , - , Best Director , Raúl Arévalo , , - , Best Screenplay , Raúl Arévalo & David Pulido , , - , Best Main Actor , Antonio de la Torre , , - , Best Supporting Actor , Manolo Solo , , - , Best Supporting Actress , Ruth Díaz , , - , colspan=2 , Best Film Poster , , - , rowspan=11 ,

31st Goya Awards The 31st Goya Awards were presented at the Madrid Marriott Auditorium Hotel in Madrid on 4 February 2017 to honour the best in Spanish films of 2016. Actor and comedian Dani Rovira was the master of ceremonies for the third time in a row. Nomin ...

, colspan=2 , Best Film , , , rowspan = "11" , , - , rowspan = "2" , Best Actor , Antonio de la Torre , , - , Luis Callejo , , - , Best Supporting Actor , Manolo Solo , , - , Best New Actor , Raúl Jiménez , , - , Best New Actress , Ruth Díaz , , - ,

Best Original Screenplay The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best screenplay not based upon previously published material. It was created in 1940 as a separate writing award from the Academy Award for Best Story. Beginning with the ...

, Raúl Arévalo & David Pulido , , - , Best New Director , Raúl Arévalo , , - , Best Cinematography , Arnau Valls Colomer , , - , Best Editing , Ángel Hernández Zoido , , - , Best Costume Design , Alberto Valcárcel & Cristina Rodríguez , , - , rowspan = "6" , 26th Actors and Actresses Union Awards , , rowspan = "2" , Best Film Actor in a Leading Role , , Antonio de la Torre , , , , rowspan = "6" , , - , Luis Callejo , , , - , Best Film Actress in a Minor Role , , Pilar Gómez , , , - , Best Film Actor in a Minor Role , , Manolo Solo , , , - , Best New Actress , , Ruth Díaz , , , - , Best New Actor , , Font García , , , - ,

59th Ariel Awards The 59th Ariel Awards ceremony, organized by the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences (AMACC) took place on July 11, 2017, at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. During the ceremony, AMACC presented the Ariel Award in 27 categories ...

, , colspan = "2" , Best Ibero-American Film , , , ,

Remake

In July 2017, Studio 8 acquired the rights to remake the film, with

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set to direct and

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will co-produce the remake.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fury Of A Patient Man 2016 films 2016 thriller films Spanish thriller films 2010s Spanish-language films Films featuring a Best Supporting Actor Goya Award-winning performance Best Film Goya Award winners 2016 directorial debut films Films set in Madrid 2010s Spanish films Spanish films about revenge