Airbag


2h 12m 1997

Brief Synopsis

Nerdy momma's boy Juantxo is engaged to be married. Dragged to a party by his friends Konradin and Paco, he loses the wedding ring inside the body of a prostitute. The ring is found later by Villambrosa, a Mafioso who owns the whorehouses along the north coast. Souza, his rival, instructs his sidek

Film Details

Genre
Action
Adaptation
Comedy
Release Date
1997
Production Company
Ard Degeto; Eurimages; Film und Medienstiftung NRW; Hispano Foxfilms; Instituto De La Cinematografia Y De Las Artes Audiovisuales; Road Movies Filmproduktion; StudioCanal
Distribution Company
20th Century Fox International; Cts; Hispano Foxfilms; Sony Pictures Releasing International
Location
Spain

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 12m

Synopsis

Nerdy momma's boy Juantxo is engaged to be married. Dragged to a party by his friends Konradin and Paco, he loses the wedding ring inside the body of a prostitute. The ring is found later by Villambrosa, a Mafioso who owns the whorehouses along the north coast. Souza, his rival, instructs his sidekick Fatima to check things out. Juantxo and his friends spend the next three days trying to recover the ring and are soon involved in a gangland war where everyone wears shades and black suits and carries an Uzi.

Film Details

Genre
Action
Adaptation
Comedy
Release Date
1997
Production Company
Ard Degeto; Eurimages; Film und Medienstiftung NRW; Hispano Foxfilms; Instituto De La Cinematografia Y De Las Artes Audiovisuales; Road Movies Filmproduktion; StudioCanal
Distribution Company
20th Century Fox International; Cts; Hispano Foxfilms; Sony Pictures Releasing International
Location
Spain

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 12m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the Audience Award at the 1997 Max Ophuls Awards.

Released in United States 1998

Released in United States December 1998

Released in United States November 1997

Released in United States October 1998

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1997

Shown at London Film Festival (Postcards from Spain) November 6-23, 1997.

Shown at Raindance Film Showcase in London October 22-31, 1998.

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 21 - June 14, 1998.

Began shooting June 1996.

Completed shooting August 1996.

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 21 - June 14, 1998.)

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1997

Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at American Film Institute (AFI) Los Angeles International Film Festival (European Film Showcase) October 22-31, 1998.)

Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Raindance Film Showcase in London October 22-31, 1998.)

Released in United States November 1997 (Shown at London Film Festival (Postcards from Spain) November 6-23, 1997.)

Released in United States December 1998 (Shown in New York City (Walter Reade) as part of program "Spanish Cinema Now" December 4-31, 1998.)