The Bar

Ordering coffee can cost your life
El bar (2017)
1:42 (102 min)
6.3/10
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Budget
$5 000 000
Revenue
$3 662 671
Scenario
Photo Jorge Guerricaechevarría
Jorge Guerricaechevarría
Composer
Joan Valent
Actors
Photo Carmen Machi
Carmen Machi
Trini
Photo Secun de la Rosa
Secun de la Rosa
Sátur
Photo Jaime Ordóñez
Jaime Ordóñez
Israel
Photo Terele Pávez
Terele Pávez
Amparo
Photo Alejandro Awada
Alejandro Awada
Sergio
All actors and roles (10)

Short description

A diverse group of strangers is trapped inside a Madrid bar after an unseen sniper begins killing anyone who attempts to leave the building. As the customers realize they are prisoners in the cafe, tensions rise and the group begins to turn on one another. The situation escalates when the survivors suspect that the primary threat may actually be hiding among them.

Directed by Álex de la Iglesia, this Spanish comedy horror thriller is the 11th of 13 films in the director's career, released after Perfect Strangers and before Veneciafrenia. The screenplay was written by de la Iglesia and Jorge Guerricaechevarría. The film features a cast including Blanca Suárez, Mario Casas, Carmen Machi, Secun de la Rosa, Jaime Ordóñez, and Terele Pávez, with 20 credited actors in total.

Produced by Atresmedia, Pokeepsie Films, Movistar+, and Crea SGR, the movie had a budget of 6 million USD and earned 4 million USD at the worldwide box office. On TMDB, the film holds a rating of 6.3/10 based on 1,378 votes. This audience score is slightly higher than the film critics' rating of 5.9/10, which is based on 8 reviews.

What's left behind the scenes

  • The original title of the film translates to "Bar".

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