The Weakness of the Bolshevik

Original title: La flaqueza del bolchevique

2003
1h 35m

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6.9/10

2.4K

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Luis Tosar and María Valverde in The Weakness of the Bolshevik (2003)

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Based on a novel by Lorenzo Silva, this movie deals with the unusual and tragic relationship between a frustrated businessman and a 14-year-old student. After crashing into the rear of the c... Read allBased on a novel by Lorenzo Silva, this movie deals with the unusual and tragic relationship between a frustrated businessman and a 14-year-old student. After crashing into the rear of the car in front of him, Pablo Lopez starts arguing with the other driver, Sonsoles, who finall... Read allBased on a novel by Lorenzo Silva, this movie deals with the unusual and tragic relationship between a frustrated businessman and a 14-year-old student. After crashing into the rear of the car in front of him, Pablo Lopez starts arguing with the other driver, Sonsoles, who finally files for an injury claim against him. Therefore, the angry manager starts harassing her... Read all

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

2.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 5 wins & 6 nominations

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Trivia
María Valverde's debut.

Connections
References Pasapalabra (2000)

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Puta
Written by Robe Iniesta (as Roberto Iniesta) and Iñaki Antón
Performed by Extremoduro

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10/10

Top flight Spanish cinema

An aggressive spiritually empty businessman in his early thirties meets a 16yo girl while pursuing a nasty vendetta against her equally jaded older sister with whom he has had a traffic accident.Whilst no angel herself,the girl nevertheless reawakens his long-lost idealism and enthusiasm for life but his egregious past behavior catches up and destroys them both. Does the older man-younger girl sound clichéd? Yes,but it is done with enough style panache and plot twists to keep you riveted throughout. Is the central relationship tacky? It keeps threatening to be but somehow manages to retain a wonderful sweetness about it despite the sizzling chemistry between Luis Tosar and Maria Valverde. Art-house relationships cinema at its best.