Celda 211

Tonight in Madrid there will be celebrated the Goya prizes gala, or "the Spanish Oscars". For this year's celebration they have arranged a show that will be very reminiscent of the Academy Awards celebration in Los Angeles, with a funny host and many entertainment for the whole family who wants to be hypnotized in front of TV. Besides my opinions about the dumb necessity of having fun just like Americans do, I want to talk about the movie that is going to win all the awards.

Indeed, with 16 nominations, "Celda 211"(2009) is the favorite proposal for this year's edition. This thriller is about a jailer who starts his job in Zamora's jail and after 5 minutes a riot starts in the jail, keeping the brand new jailer stuck into a cell. He manages to pretend he is another prisioner and gets the sympathy of the riot leader "Mala madre". So the thrilling factor of the movie is to fear when the prisoners are going to realize he is actually a jailer, however, something unexpected occurs and things get way too complicated. The way the plot develops is just brilliant.

The production of the film is great, and even though it has some american influences, the characters and the way things happen remind the watcher he is actually watching a Spanish movie. These small things make the film appear realistic. A thing really amused me is that they take three ETA prisoners as hostages, because they are the best weapons they can use agains the Status Quo. Luis Tosar plays riot leader "Mala Madre". He is just awesome, he has changed he's look, he's body and he's voice and still he manages to create a thrilling character which becomes completely believable and brilliant.

This is definitely one of the best production in the history of Spanish cinema and I think it is going to gain international recognition. If you like thrillers please watch this movie.