Film Season 2022/23

The Good Boss (El buen patrón, Spain, 2021, 120 min.)

The Good Boss is a biting yet wickedly funny factory satire with Javier Bardem in the lead.

Director: Fernando León de Aranoa
Screenplay:: Fernando León de Aranoa
Cinematography: Pau Esteve Birba
Music: Zeltia Montes
Sound: Iván Marín, Pelayo Gutiérrez, Valeria Arcieri
Cast: Javier Bardem, Manolo Solo, Almudena Amor, Óscar de la Fuente, Sonia Almarcha, Fernando Albizu, Tarik Rmili, Rafa Castejón, Celso Bugallo
Festivals, Awards: San Sebastián; six Goya awards, including for best film; Spanish Film Critics (CEC) Award for Best Actor and Debut Actress; Spain’s Oscar nominee for Best International Feature Film; feroz award for best comedy, screenplay, actor; platinum awards for best film, director, screenplay, actor; Zürich; London; Palm Springs
Distribution: FIVIA – Vojnik

Plot
Blanco, the charismatic owner of a family-run factory, is under pressure as he covets a local award for business excellence. Everything needs to be impeccable. But the veneer of the perfect company starts to crack as Blanco has to deal with a vengeful fired worker, a depressed supervisor, and an infatuated and ambitious intern.