Sky High (Spanish: Hasta el cielo) is a 2020 Spanish crime thriller film directed by Daniel Calparsoro from a screenplay by Jorge Guerricaechevarría which stars Miguel Herrán, Luis Tosar, Carolina Yuste, Patricia Vico, Fernando Cayo, Richard Holmes, Asia Ortega, Ayax Pedrosa, and Dollar Selmouni.
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| Spanish | Hasta el cielo |
| Directed by | Daniel Calparsoro |
| Screenplay by | Jorge Guerricaechevarría |
| Produced by | Borja Pena |
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| Cinematography | Josu Inchaústegui |
| Edited by | Antonio Frutos |
Production company | Vaca Films |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures International Spain |
Release dates |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editThe plot follows the progression in the criminal career of Ángel, a young man from the Madrid suburbs, after he meets Estrella in a club.[1] It depicts misadventures of a gang of petty criminals after the real estate crash.[2]
Cast
edit- Miguel Herrán as Ángel[3]
- Carolina Yuste as Estrella[3]
- Fernando Cayo as Duque[3]
- Luis Tosar as Rogelio[3]
- Asia Ortega as Sole[3]
- Richard Holmes as Poli[4]
- Patricia Vico as Mercedes[5]
- Ayax Pedrosa as Motos[6]
- Dollar Selmouni as Gitano[6]
- Jarfaiter as Toño[6]
- Ramseys as Nando[6]
- Carlytos Vela as Pintas[6]
Production
editSky High was produced by Vaca Films, with additional participation from RTVE, Movistar+, Telemadrid, Canal+ and Netflix and support from ICAA and Programa Media.[7] The film had a €4 million budget.[7] Universal Pictures International Spain was the distributor of the film.[8] The film was directed by Daniel Calparsoro and the screenplay authored by Jorge Guerricaechevarría.[9][10]
The eight-week long filming started in September 2019 in Madrid.[3][11] Shooting locations included Madrid, Valencia and Ibiza.[3]
Release
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The film was presented at the 23rd Málaga Spanish Film Festival (FMCE) on 22 August 2020,[12] and theatrically released in Spain on 18 December 2020.[13]
Sequel
editIn the wake of the acquisition of the film's streaming rights by Netflix, the intention to resume the fiction with an original series was reported.[14] In October 2021, Netflix announced Luis Tosar, Asia Ortega, Álvaro Rico, Alana Porra, Patricia Vico, Ayax Pedrosa, Dollar Selmouni, Richard Holmes and Carmen Sánchez as cast members of the sequel series.[15]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Miguel Herrán y Carolina Yuste, entre el amor, la pasión y el peligro en este clip exclusivo de 'Hasta el cielo'". Bekia (in Spanish). 15 December 2020.
- ^ Calparsoro, Daniel (2023-03-17), Hasta el cielo (Thriller), Miguel Herrán, Carolina Yuste, Asia Ortega, Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA), Movistar Plus+, Radio Televisión Española (RTVE), retrieved 2024-10-08
- ^ a b c d e f g "Tráiler de 'Hasta el cielo', de Daniel Calparsoro". Fotogramas (in Spanish). 15 October 2020.
- ^ "Netflix convertirá en serie la película 'Hasta el cielo', de Daniel Calparsoro". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). 30 October 2020.
- ^ Jiménez, Jesús (16 December 2020). "Cine Miguel Herrán: "Mi personaje está dispuesto a sacrificarlo todo para llegar 'Hasta el cielo'"". RTVE (in Spanish).
- ^ a b c d e Zamora, Andrea (22 December 2020). "'Hasta el cielo': Por qué Daniel Calparsoro fichó a raperos para su película". SensaCine (in Spanish).
- ^ a b "'Hasta el cielo' – estreno en cines 18 de diciembre". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 14 December 2020.
- ^ Ros, Ana (24 June 2020). "Pasen y vean: películas españolas que se estrenarán antes de que acabe el año". Academia de Cine (in Spanish).
- ^ "Un clip de 'Hasta el cielo', la nueva película de Daniel Calparsoro". Las Provincias (in Spanish). 11 December 2020.
- ^ "'Sky High' Summary & Ending - Climbing That Ladder Of Social Hierarchy | DMT". Digital Mafia Talkies. 2021-04-04. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
- ^ "Daniel Calparsoro inicia el rodaje de 'Hasta el cielo', una producción de Vaca Films". Audiovisual451 (in Spanish). 18 September 2019.
- ^ "'Hasta el cielo', de Daniel Calparsoro, un reflejo real del "crimen organizado patrio"". Europa Press. 22 August 2020.
- ^ Reszka, David Maciejewski (29 December 2020). "Netflix expandirá el universo de 'Hasta el cielo' en una nueva serie de televisión". Los 40 (in Spanish).
- ^ "'Hasta el cielo': la historia real de la película de estreno de Netflix". 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Netflix anuncia seis nuevas producciones españolas y renueva 'Élite' y 'Valeria'". Europa Press. 28 October 2021.