Torrente, the dumb arm of the law (1998)
- Original title
- Torrente: El Brazo Tonto De La Ley
- Directed by
- Santiago Segura
- Genre
- comedy film, action film, crime film, thriller film, black comedy film
- Country
- Spain
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rated
- 18
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 330 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This Spanish dark comedy follows a racist and corrupt former police agent who stumbles through a bungling crime plot. His crude and clownish behavior leads to a series of absurd and violent situations.
cartoonishoutrageousoffensivedarkly comicfast-pacedchaoticcrasssatiricalover-the-top
What happens
Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law (Spanish: Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley) is a 1998 Spanish dark comedy film written and directed by Santiago Segura, who stars as José Luis Torrente, a racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, and fascist former police agent. Characterized by its deliberately cartoonish humor, it proved to be a massive box office hit, and Torrente became part of Spanish contemporary popular culture. This film won two Goya Awards and it became the highest-grossing film in the history of Spanish cinema, later surpassed by its sequel, Torrente 2: Misión en Marbella. It also launched the Torrente film series by Santiago Segura, who directed the sequel, the third (Torrente 3: El protector), the fourth (Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis) and fifth (Torrente 5: Operación Eurovegas) films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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