ComedyDrama

The Good Boss

Julio Blanco is the proprietor of Básculas Blanco, a Spanish company producing industrial scales in a provincial Spanish town, which awaits the imminent visit from a committee that will decide if they merit a local Business Excellence award: everything has to be perfect when the time comes. Working against the clock, Blanco pulls out all the stops to address and resolve issues with his employees, crossing every imaginable line in the process.

Release Date : 2021-10-15

Language :Spanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : The Mediapro StudioReposado ProduccionesTVETV3MK2 FilmsCrea SGROrange

Production Country : Spain

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Julio Blanco

Original Name : Javier Bardem

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miralles

Original Name : Manolo Solo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Liliana

Original Name : Almudena Amor

Gender : Female

Character Name : José

Original Name : Óscar de la Fuente

Gender : Male

Character Name : Adela

Original Name : Sonia Almarcha

Gender : Female

Character Name : Román

Original Name : Fernando Albizu

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ángela

Original Name : María de Nati

Gender : Female

Character Name : Khaled

Original Name : Tarik Rmili

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rubio

Original Name : Rafa Castejón

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fortuna

Original Name : Celso Bugallo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Inés

Original Name : Yaël Belicha

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alejandro

Original Name : Francesc Orella

Gender : Male

Character Name : Albert

Original Name : Nao Albet

Gender : Male

Character Name : Salva

Original Name : Martín Páez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Periodista

Original Name : Daniel Chamorro

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Dalit Streett Tejeda

Gender : Male

Character Name : Aurora

Original Name : Mara Guil

Gender : Female

Character Name : Genoveva

Original Name : Gabriela Flores

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-07-22

Javier Bardem is really amusing in this comedy drama. He ("Blanco") owns a company that manufactures scales, and is very excited to learn that they are up for a local civic award (he even has a space on his wall at home for the trophy!). Unfortunately for him, his best pal at work is his operations manager "Miralles" (Manolo Solo) who is having some marital difficulties causing him to screw up just about every order leaving their plant. To make matters worse, one of his disgruntled former employees "Jose" (Óscar de la Fuente) is conducting a one-man crusade outside the entrance on a piece of waste ground. Finally, well he has a bit of a wandering eye - and intern "Liliana" (Almudena Amor) is the latest object of his affections. The challenge for "Blanco" is - can he keep it all afloat long enough to win his cherished cup? It's not exactly laugh our loud, but the evolving nature of the scenarios as they gradually intertwine makes for a thoroughly enjoyable watch. A strong supporting cast help the star to deliver a punchy, sarcastically witty and wryly written observation of just how so many family business are probably run - a sort of benign megalomania. There are one or two threads that don't work quite so well, particularly towards the end - and it is perhaps 15 minutes too long, but for the most part this is an entertaining outing for a star and a director very much on form.

badelf

@badelf

2022-08-14

The perfect amusement for a break from heavy movies.