Baton Rouge (1988 film)

Baton Rouge is a 1988 Spanish neo-noir thriller film directed by Rafael Moleón which stars Carmen Maura, Victoria Abril, and Antonio Banderas.

Plot
Wealthy woman Isabel Harris is blackmailed by cold psychiatrist Ana Alonso and gold-digging gigoló Antonio, who team up to frame Isabel in a crime.

Release
It was released theatrically in Spain on 10 October 1988.

Reception
Octavi Martí of El País found the most important thing to reproach Moleón for is to privilege the mathematical plot to the detriment of the characters, with the plot "devouring everything, characters included, to the point of [Moleón] filming absurd sequences", otherwise pointing out at convincing performances from the actors.

Accolades

 * rowspan = "5" align = "center" | 1989 || rowspan = "5" | 3rd Goya Awards || Best Original Screenplay || Agustín Díaz Yanes, Rafael Monleón || Nominated || rowspan = "5" |
 * Best Actress || Victoria Abril || Nominated
 * Best Supporting Actress || Laura Cepeda || Nominated
 * Best Supporting Actor || Ángel de Andrés López || Nominated
 * Best Editing || José Salcedo || Nominated
 * }
 * Best Supporting Actor || Ángel de Andrés López || Nominated
 * Best Editing || José Salcedo || Nominated
 * }
 * Best Editing || José Salcedo || Nominated
 * }