Moscow Gold
Theatrical release poster
SpanishEl oro de Moscú
Directed byJesús Bonilla
Screenplay by
  • Joaquín Andújar
  • Jesús Bonilla
Produced byEnrique Cerezo
Starring
CinematographyJavier Salmones
Edited byPablo Blanco
Music byManuel Villalta
Production
companies
  • Enrique Cerezo PC
  • Arriábala
  • Amiguetes Entertainment
Distributed byColumbia TriStar Films de España
Release date
  • 28 March 2003 (2003-03-28)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Moscow Gold (Spanish: El oro de Moscú) is a 2003 Spanish comedy film directed by Jesús Bonilla (in his directorial debut feature) which stars Bonilla and Santiago Segura.

Plot

Based upon the premise that the so-called Moscow Gold never left Spain, the plot follows the mishaps of a troupe of ragtags and freaks who step in to seize the "hoard".[1]

Cast

Production

The film is an Enrique Cerezo PC, Amiguetes Entertainment, and Arriábala production.[3] It boasted a €2.7 million budget.[5]

Release

The film was released theatrically on 28 March 2023.[6] It grossed €1.44 million (298,000 admissions) in its opening weekend.[7] It proved to be one of the largest commercial successes at the Spanish box office of 2003, with over 1.5 million admissions.[1]

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety assessed that the film cannot be saved from its "hackneyed script".[3]

Jordi Batlle Caminal of Fotogramas rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, pointing out that Bonilla "lacks the freshness of Segura, Monzón and Fesser, not to mention the sharpness of Berlanga".[8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Galán, Diego (31 May 2006). "'Horas de luz' y 'El oro de Moscú'". El País.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "El oro de Moscu". Télérama. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Holland, Jonathan (14 April 2003). "Moscow Gold". Variety.
  4. ↑ "Muere el humorista Arévalo a los 76 años". 20minutos.es. 4 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Silió, Elisa (28 March 2003). "Jesús Bonilla reúne un gran reparto de cómicos en su 'ópera prima' como director". El País.
  6. ↑ Garrido Caballero, Mª Magdalena (2008). "El "Oro de Moscú" en la propaganda franquista y en sus informes diplomáticos" (PDF). Vetas. San Luis Potosí: El Colegio de San Luis. 10 (29).
  7. ↑ "'El oro de Moscú' atrae a 300.000 espectadores en su primer fin de semana". El Mundo. 1 April 2003.
  8. ↑ Batlle Caminal, Jordi (29 May 2008). "El oro de Moscú". Fotogramas.
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