The Good Boss (2021)

Original title

El buen patrón

Directed by

Fernando León de Aranoa

Genre

comedy film, black comedy film

Country

Spain

Runtime

2h

Rated

M

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 475 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A factory owner with a charming but controlling personality interferes in the personal and work lives of his employees to keep things running smoothly. His actions reveal the cost of his meddling.

satiricalwrytensemanipulativedarkly comicobservationaluncomfortablecharacter-driven

What happens

The Good Boss (Spanish: El buen patrón) is a 2021 Spanish black comedy-drama film directed and written by Fernando León de Aranoa and starring Javier Bardem. A corporate satire, the plot tracks a charismatic and manipulative factory owner (Bardem) meddling in the lives of his employees. The film world premiered at the 69th San Sebastián International Film Festival on 21 September 2021, ahead of its 15 October 2021 theatrical release in Spain by Tripictures. It received a record-breaking 20 nominations to the 36th Goya Awards, winning six (Best Picture, Director, Actor, Original Screenplay, Score and Editing). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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