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Smoke & Mirrors

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Former secret agent for the Spanish government Francisco Paesa gets involved in an extortion case and is forced to leave the country. When he returns, his life is ruined. Then, the former director general of the Civil Guard and his wife offer Paesa a huge reward if he will save 1,500 million pesetas of stolen public money. Paesa seizes the chance to repair his life and get some revenge against the government and enlists his friend Jesus Camoes to help him.

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T'Cha Dunlevy Montreal Gazette Smoke and Mirrors ultimately outsmarts only itself. It's not that we figure it all out beforehand, but that we're never really tempted to try. Rated: 2.5/5 Dec 2, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member A real spy and political story, so incredible you wouldn't believe if it was a fiction story. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member podria haber sido un poco mejor 6/10 Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Thought it was fun movie with a fairly interesting plot though it gets predictable somewhere in the middle. Like the styling of the movie and the actors do a pretty good job Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Was a pretty interesting thriller though it gets predictable after a certain point. Pretty cool performances and the editing and detection is pretty good and different from the usual Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Spanish Scorcese, but poorly paced and stuffed to the gills with extraneous details. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the best Spanish films I've seen. Beautifully shot, with great performances ( I would have liked less VO, but it was needed to introduce the audience to all the historical and political background) and a great story. Based on real event, it tells the story of the man behind the year-long vanishing of Luis Roldan, the General Director of the Civil Guard who embezzled $16M from tax money. Through resourcefulness and cunning misdirection, Paco Paesa, the Spanish spy, managed to fool the whole country. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Alberto Rodríguez

Director

Marta Etura

Nieves Fernández Puerto

José Coronado

Jesús Camoes

Eduard Fernández

Francisco Paesa

Carlos Santos

Luis Roldán

Pedro Casablanc

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Synopsis Former secret agent for the Spanish government Francisco Paesa gets involved in an extortion case and is forced to leave the country. When he returns, his life is ruined. Then, the former director general of the Civil Guard and his wife offer Paesa a huge reward if he will save 1,500 million pesetas of stolen public money. Paesa seizes the chance to repair his life and get some revenge against the government and enlists his friend Jesus Camoes to help him.
Director
Alberto Rodríguez
Producer
Gabriel Arias-Salgado, José Antonio Félez
Screenwriter
Manuel Cerdán, Rafael Cobos, Alberto Rodríguez
Production Co
Atresmedia Cine, Canal Sur Televisión S.A., Atípica Films
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Biography
Original Language
European Spanish
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 1, 2017
Runtime
2h 3m
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