What age rating is El Angel?

In Spain, El Angel is not recommended for children under 16 years old.

When does El Angel come out in Spain?

El Angel hits Spanish theaters on October 31, 2018. It arrives on digital platforms on February 21, 2019.

How much did El Angel gross?

El Angel grossed $10.5M worldwide on a budget of $3.0M.

El Angel

Name: El Angel
Director: Luis Ortega
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 2018-08-09
Duration: 1 h 57 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Lorenzo Ferro, Chino Darín, Mercedes Morán, Daniel Fanego, Luis Gnecco

2018

Become a fan of its genres:

7.4/10

Release Date

09/08/2018

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes

72%

🎬 Internet Movie Database

69%

Ⓜ️ Metacritic

61%

Inspired by true events.

Buenos Aires, 1971. Carlos is seventeen years old and lives with his parents in a middle-class neighborhood. His innocent-looking appearance contrasts with a habit he keeps secret: he breaks into other people's homes to steal. He doesn't care much about what he takes, since he often gives it away or leaves it behind. At school he meets Ramón Peralta, a classmate who, like him, moves in the world of crime. Luis Ortega directs the film, and Lorenzo Ferro plays the lead.

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Facts about El Angel

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone

Age ratingNot recommended for viewers under 16 years old

Spain releaseOctober 31, 2018

Digital releaseFebruary 21, 2019

Worldwide premiereMay 11, 2018

Runtime1 h 57 min

Original LanguageSpanish

CountriesArgentina, Spain

Production companiesEl Deseo, K & S Films, INCAA

Budget$3.0M

Worldwide box office$10.5M

Return on investmentx3.5 Box office hit

Based onTrue story

Trailer views39K

More ratings

3.6/5Letterboxd69/100Trakt7.1/10Metacritic (público)2.5/4Roger Ebert

Awards for El Angel

0total awards

1total nominations

Oscars 1 nom.

Nominations

2019International Submission to the Academy Awards

El Angel Cast

Lorenzo FerroCarlitos

Chino DarínRamón

Mercedes MoránAna María

Daniel FanegoJosé

Luis GneccoHéctor

Cecilia RothAurora

Malena VillaTwins

William Prociuk'Federica'

Marcelo D'AndreaPolice Commissioner

Peter LanzaniMiguel Prieto

Fernando Contigiani GarcíaPibe Kiosko 1

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Cast of El Angel by the numbers

42average cast age in years

10years of age gap between the leads

27%women in the cast

19%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Lorenzo Ferro, age 19 at release. The oldest: Daniel Fanego, at 63.

Cast ages at release

Lorenzo Ferro19 years old
Chino Darín29 years old
Mercedes Morán63 years old
Daniel Fanego63 years old
Luis Gnecco55 years old
Cecilia Roth60 years old
Malena Villa22 years old
William Prociuk42 years old
Peter Lanzani28 years old

Cast heights

1.76 mPeter Lanzani
1.70 mCecilia Roth

Crew

AddressLuis Ortega
WritingLuis Ortega, Rodolfo Palacios, Sergio Olguín
MusicMoondog
PhotographyDaniel Ortega, Julián Apezteguia
EditingGuille Gatti
Production designJulia Freid
CastingMartina López Robol, Iair Said
Visual effectsClaudio Langsam, Daniel Calvo
ProductionHugo Sigman, Pedro Almodóvar, Leticia Cristi, Sebastián Ortega

Trivia about El Angel

At its release, the film achieved the widest release in Argentine film history up to that point, with 355 screens across the country. The record lasted one year.

In 2018, it accumulated 1 364 123 viewers, making it the most-watched Argentine film of that year.

According to Monica Castillo of RogerEbert.com, Luis Ortega took liberties with the true story by portraying Carlos as a psychopathic gay killer, even though there is no evidence that he was.

The film was selected to represent Argentina in the Best International Feature Film category at the Academy Awards, though it did not go on to receive a nomination.

Lorenzo Ferro made his leading acting debut in «El Angel»; the actor is the son of Argentine actor Rafael Ferro and took on the role of Carlos Robledo Puch.

The film had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2018 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the festival's Queer Palm.

«El Angel» was co-produced by Pedro and Agustín Almodóvar together with Argentine and Spanish production companies.

The film won seven awards at the Sur Awards, including Best Cinematography, and Lorenzo Ferro received recognition as Best Actor at the Fénix Awards and the Havana Film Festival.

Sources: Wikipedia (Spanish) · Wikipedia (English)