The One-Eyed King

2016 "An anti-system protester. A riot police. A dinner."
6.6| 1h23m| NA| en| More Info
Released: 20 May 2016 Released
Producted By: TV3
Country: Spain
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: https://elterrat.com/info/el-rey-tuerto/
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David, a riot policeman who caused Nacho, a protester, to lose an eye during a demonstration, meets him at a dinner party.

Genre

Drama, Comedy

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Director

Marc Crehuet

Production Companies

TV3

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The One-Eyed King Audience Reviews

UnowPriceless hyped garbage
Senteur As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.
Brainsbell The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.
Jenni Devyn Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.
Kirpianuscus A dark comedy. admirable for the reflection of contemporary crisis. a policeman. his wife. a young man, wounded in an incident. his wife. different values. a dinner. and the fall of a gray life front to many obscure questions. good intentions. and the refuge. it is a gret work. realistic, delicate, precise, usefull. and bitter at whole. because its theme is real simple - us. the fragility of values, conviction, need to save the comfortable past, naivety, desire to be the best version of yourself. and the desillusion. Alain Hernandez is magnificent as David. his performance reminds the ordinary confusion , in smart and touching manner. so, a real great film, about limits.
neilthomson-17149 I tend to be slightly iffy on films which have been adapted from plays for cinema - often I feel that it is pointless to recreate a stage play set in a confined location, as it adds very little to the source material. Although I have not seen the play which this film was based on (written by its director), I feel that El Rei Borni is a fairly justified adaptation, as the film's editing enhancing the comedic timing of the jokes.The performances are very good from all of the cast, particularly the lead character of David, played by Alain Hernandez, who manages to gain the audience's empathy despite being an unlikable character. There are also plenty of great, twisted jokes and I laughed a lot throughout the film.The film is excellently directed by Marc Crehuet, with a great sense of energy and pace, and also has very good, unconventional cinematography for a comedy film (albeit a very dark one).The film is very short, with a run time of only 87 minutes, and could possibly do with being a little longer as the ending feels a little too soon. However, as the dialogue is very fast paced, this is not a big issue.Overall, I would recommend El Rei Borni as an excellent dark comedy and political think-piece, which can be enjoyed by foreign film-fans and general audiences alike.