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The Hold-Up (Spanish: El palo) is a 2001 Spanish heist comedy film directed by Eva Lesmes [es] from a screenplay by Luis Marías [eu] which stars Adriana Ozores, Malena Alterio, Maribel Verdú, and Carmen Maura.

The Hold-Up
Spanish	El palo
Directed by	Eva Lesmes
Screenplay by	Luis Marías
Produced by	César Benítez
Starring	Adriana Ozores Malena Alterio Maribel Verdú Carmen Maura
Cinematography	Gonzalo F. Berridi
Edited by	Mª Elena Sáinz de Rozas
Music by	Manuel Villalta
Production company	BocaBoca Producciones
Distributed by	Columbia TriStar Films de España
Release date	4 May 2001 (2001-05-04)
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Plot

The plot follows an attempt of bank heist pulled by four women (including a cleaner working in the target bank, a pregnant hairdresser, and a street urchin).[1]

Cast

Production

The screenplay was written by Luis Marías [eu].[5] 1962 comedy Atraco a las tres was an inspiration for The Hold-Up.[1] The film, Eva Lesmes' sophomore feature, was produced by Bocaboca in association with Telecinco.[6][5]

Release

Distributed by Columbia TriStar,[1] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 4 May 2001.[2]

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be an "engaging femme comedy built around an unlikely bank heist" confirming helmer's talent for comedy.[1]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2002	16th Goya Awards	Best New Actress	Malena Alterio	Nominated	[7]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2001

References

На других языках

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- [en] The Hold-Up

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[es] El palo (película)

El palo es una comedia española, distribuida por Sony Pictures,[1] de 2001 dirigida por Eva Lesmes y escrita por Luis Marías, protagonizada por Adriana Ozores, Malena Alterio, Maribel Verdú y Carmen Maura.[2]

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