Hormigas en la boca (2005)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Mariano Barroso

Writers:

Tom Abrams (collaborating writer)
Mariano Barroso (writer)

Release Date:

2005 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Hormigas en la Boca follows Martin from a 10 year stint in a Spanish prison for robbery to pre-Castro Cuba to recover the loot from his ex-girlfriend...

Plot Keywords:

Money | Politician | Cuba | Thug | Robbery

Awards:

2 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Eduard Fernández	...	Martín
Ariadna Gil	...	Julia
Jorge Perugorría	...	Freddy
José Luis Gómez	...	Dalmau
Samuel Claxton	...	Despanier
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
José Pedro Carrión	...	Medina
Néstor Jiménez	...	El Chino
Manuel Porto	...	Tiburon
Isabel Santos	...	Laura

Also Known As:

Ants in the Mouth (Australia) (TV title)

Country:

Spain | Cuba

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Spain:13

Filming Locations:

La Habana, Cuba

Company:

Creativos Asociados de Radio y Televisión (CARTEL)

good version of old story

I just saw this film yesterday at the Denver Film Festival which is showing in competition under the English title Ants in the Mouth. Although this is not a new story, a guy gets out of prison to look for the woman who double crossed him, nor told in a fresh style, it is well filmed and entertaining none the less. The good guy protagonist is sympathetic, a real Humphrey Bogart kind of character that you hope will get out of it alive. The bad guy is a creditable bad guy and you hope he does get killed and the woman is beautiful and mysterious. The film is beautifully shot in a re-created Havana just before the rise of Castro with great period costumes and cars along with a lovely score reminiscent of Chinatown.