The Fury of a Patient Man

The Fury of a Patient Man (Spanish: Tarde para la ira) is a 2016 Spanish thriller film directed by Raúl Arévalo, which stars Antonio de la Torre, Luis Callejo, and Ruth Díaz.

The Fury of a Patient Man
Film poster
Spanish	Tarde para la ira
Directed by	Raúl Arévalo
Written by	Raúl Arévalo David Pulido
Produced by	Beatriz Bodegas
Starring	Antonio de la Torre Luis Callejo Ruth Díaz Raúl Jiménez Manolo Solo Font García Pilar Gómez Alicia Rubio
Cinematography	Arnau Valls Colomer
Edited by	Ángel Hernández Zoido
Music by	Lucio Godoy
Production companies	La Canica Films Agosto, La Película AIE
Distributed by	Entertainment One Films Spain
Release dates	2 September 2016 (2016-09-02) (Venice) 9 September 2016 (2016-09-09) (Spain)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

The film won four Goya Awards, namely Best Film, Best New Director, Best Supporting Actor (Manolo Solo), and Best Original Screenplay.^[1]

Plot

The film is set in Madrid in August 2007. Curro is imprisoned after taking part in the robbery of a jewellery store. Eight years later, he leaves prison with the intention of beginning a new life, together with his girlfriend Ana and his son, but he encounters an unexpected situation and a stranger, José, who will take him to an unknown course, close to vengeance.

Cast

• Antonio de la Torre as José^[2]
• Luis Callejo as Curro^[2]
• Alicia Rubio as Carmen^[2]
• Ruth Díaz as Ana^[2]
• Font García as Julio^[2]
• Raúl Jiménez as Juanjo^[2]
• Chani Martín [es] as Marcelo^[2]
• Manolo Solo as Santi^[2]
• Pilar Gómez as Pili^[2]

Production

The film was produced by La Canica Films and Agosto AIE in association with Film Factory and Palomar, with the participation of RTVE and Movistar+ and the collaboration of ICAA and Crea SGR.^[3]

Release

The film made its debut in the Horizons section at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival. It was also screened in the Discovery section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.^[4] Distributed by Entertainment One Films Spain,^[3] it was theatrically released in Spain on 9 September 2016.

Critical reception

Jessica Kiang of Variety deemed the film to be "a taut little story of devolving nastiness, uncompromising in its relentless, western-influenced linearity", yet also with an element of surprise.^[5]

Jonathan Holland of The Hollywood Reporter deemed the film to be "broodingly intense revenge thriller that reflects the fine, broodingly intense performance driving it relentlessly forward".^[6]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2017	22nd Forqué Awards	Best Film		Won	[7]
		Best Actor	Antonio de la Torre	Nominated
	4th Feroz Awards	Best Drama Film		Won	[8][9]
		Best Director	Raúl Arévalo	Won
		Best Screenplay	Raúl Arévalo & David Pulido	Won
		Best Main Actor	Antonio de la Torre	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Manolo Solo	Won
		Best Supporting Actress	Ruth Díaz	Won
		Best Film Poster		Nominated
	31st Goya Awards	Best Film		Won	[10][11]
		Best Actor	Antonio de la Torre	Nominated
			Luis Callejo	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Manolo Solo	Won
		Best New Actor	Raúl Jiménez	Nominated
		Best New Actress	Ruth Díaz	Nominated
		Best Original Screenplay	Raúl Arévalo & David Pulido	Won
		Best New Director	Raúl Arévalo	Won
		Best Cinematography	Arnau Valls Colomer	Nominated
		Best Editing	Ángel Hernández Zoido	Nominated
		Best Costume Design	Alberto Valcárcel & Cristina Rodríguez	Nominated
	26th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Film Actor in a Leading Role	Antonio de la Torre	Nominated	[12][13]
			Luis Callejo	Won
		Best Film Actress in a Minor Role	Pilar Gómez	Won
		Best Film Actor in a Minor Role	Manolo Solo	Won
		Best New Actress	Ruth Díaz	Won
		Best New Actor	Font García	Won
	59th Ariel Awards	Best Ibero-American Film		Nominated	[14]

Remake

In July 2017, Studio 8 acquired the rights to remake the film, with Albert Hughes set to direct and The Picture Company will co-produce the remake.^[15]

References

1. Rolfe, Pamela (5 February 2017). "Goya Awards: 'Fury of a Patient Man' Takes Top Prize as 'A Monster Calls' Nearly Sweeps With 9 Prizes". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
2. "Contrahistoria del cine español" (PDF). p. 15 – via Universidad de Granada.
3. "'Tarde para la ira' – estreno en cines 9 de septiembre". 9 September 2016.
4. "The Fury of a Patient Man". TIFF. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
5. Kiang, Jessica (6 September 2016). "Film Review: 'The Fury of a Patient Man'". Variety. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
6. Holland, Jonathan (1 September 2016). "'The Fury of a Patient Man' ('Tarde Para la Ira'): Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
7. Caz, Ángela del (15 January 2017). "Lista de ganadores de los Premios Forqué 2017: Raúl Arévalo triunfa en su debut como director". Bekia.
8. "'El hombre de las mil caras lidera los Feroz". LosExtras (in Spanish). 1 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
9. "La lista completa de ganadores de los premios Feroz 2017" (in Spanish). El Huffinton Post. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
10. "Juan Antonio Bayona's 'A Monster Calls' Leads Goya Award Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
11. "Tarde para la ira". Premios Goya. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
12. "Javier Pereira, entre los nominados a los Premios Unión de Actores". La Información. 13 February 2017.
13. "'Tarde para la ira' arrasa en unos Premios Unión de Actores con marcado carácter femenino". 20minutos.es. 14 March 2017.
14. "Lista de ganadores de los Premios Ariel 2017". Milenio. 11 July 2017.
15. "Albert Hughes, Studio 8 Tackling Remake of 'The Fury of a Patient Man' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2019.

External links

• The Fury of a Patient Man at IMDb