Smoke & Mirrors (2016 film)
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| El hombre de las mil caras | |
| Directed by | Alberto Rodríguez |
| Written by | Alberto Rodríguez Rafael Cobos |
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Paesa, el espía de las mil caras by Manuel Cerdán |
| Starring |
Eduard Fernández José Coronado Marta Etura |
| Music by | Julio de la Rosa |
| Cinematography | Alex Catalán |
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| Distributed by | Film Factory Entertainment |
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123 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Smoke & Mirrors (Spanish: El hombre de las mil caras) is a 2016 Spanish thriller film directed by Alberto Rodríguez based on the non-fiction book Paesa, el espía de las mil caras by Manuel Cerdán. The film stars Eduard Fernández as Francisco Paesa, a former agent of the Spanish secret service who faked his own death after an infamous corruption scandal. The film premiered at the 64th San Sebastián International Film Festival, where it was awarded the Silver Shell for Best Actor for Eduard Fernández. It was also screened at the 2016 London Film Festival.
Francisco Paesa — ex-secret agent for the Spanish government and the man responsible for the most important operation against the Basque terrorist group ETA — is framed by his own government and forced to leave the country. When he is finally able to return to Spain, he is broke and his personal life is falling apart. It is then he receives a visit from Luis Roldán, the powerful former Commissioner of Police who offers him one million dollars to help him safeguard twelve million dollars that were embezzled from the budget he used to control. Paesa’s acute mind will plan revenge in order to seize Roldán’s money, fooling an entire country in a brilliant and intricate operation worthy of the best illusionist.
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