Directed by:
Juanma Bajo UlloaScreenplay:
Juanma Bajo UlloaCinematography:
José Luis BernalCast:
María León, Karra Elejalde, Pilar Bardem, Charo López, Manuel Manquiña, Rosa Maria Sardà, Minnie Marx, Arturo Valls, Jordi Aguilar, Gorka Aguinagalde (more)Plots(1)
Before dying, an old gypsy flamenco dancer reveals an extraordinary secret to his son Gaje: he is the true heir to the Spanish throne. Not far from there, in his shop "La boutique del espía", the grumpy and dyslexic text-book Republican José Mari, and Primitivo, a sapless hard guy, nostalgic for the old regime, moan about their personal misfortune and uncertain future. Pretending to be a State intelligence agent, Gaje the trickster turns up unannounced to give the two aspiring private eyes their first mission: to secretly follow the self-same Royal Family and obtain a DNA sample to find out if they are being poisoned. The two old friends see this as the last opportunity to do something worthwhile in their miserable lives. But the King of Spain has just abdicated and his son will be crowned in only a few days... The crazy adventure has begun! (San Sebastian International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
María León
Spain
Best movies:
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Karra Elejalde
Spain
Best movies:
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Pilar Bardem
Spain
Best movies:
Live Flesh (1997)
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Charo López
Spain
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Manuel Manquiña
Spain
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Rosa Maria Sardà
Spain
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Minnie Marx
UK
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Arturo Valls
Spain
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Jordi Aguilar
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Gorka Aguinagalde
Spain
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Ernesto Sevilla
Spain
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Dylan Moreno
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Santi Ugalde
Spain
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Iñigo Salinero
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Albert Pla
Spain
Rosario Pardo
Spain
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Lydia Fairén
Spain
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Ion Arretxe
Spain
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Javier Merino
Spain
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Asun Ayllón
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