Title from sell sheet. Wide screen. Bonus features: Interviews; Theatrical trailer. Javier Bardem, Manolo Solo, Almudena Amor.
Summary:
Julio Blanco, el carism̀tico propietario de una empresa que fabrica balanzas industriales en una ciudad espąola de provincias, espera la inminente visita de una comisi̤n que decidir̀ la obtenci̤n de un premio local a la excelencia empresarial. Todo tiene que estar perfecto para la visita. Sin embargo, todo parece conspirar contra ̌l. Trabajando a contrarreloj, Blanco intenta resolver los problemas de sus empleados, cruzando para ello todas las l̕neas imaginables, y dando lugar a una inesperada y explosiva sucesi̤n de acontecimientos de imprevisibles consecuencias Academy Award Winner Javier Bardem stars as Blanco, proprietor of Básculas Blanco, a Spanish company producing industrial scales in a provincial Spanish town, which awaits the imminent visit from a committee that will decide if they merit a local Business Excellence award: everything has to be perfect when the time comes. Working against the clock, Blanco pulls out all the stops to address and resolve issues with his employees, crossing every imaginable line in the process.
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