Fatum (2023 film)

Fatum is a 2023 Spanish-French thriller film directed by Juan Galiñanes from a screenplay by Alberto Marini and Galiñanes which stars Álex García, Luis Tosar, Arón Piper, Luisa Mayol, and Elena Anaya.

Plot
Ludomaniac Sergio attends a gambling house to recover his lost money upon learning about a rumour concerning a purported fixed football fixture result which turns out to be true, but armed Alejo assaults the place. National Police agent Costa tasks GEO sniper Pablo, in a dire personal situation, to serve during the robbing attempt.

Production
The screenplay was penned by Juan Galiñanes and Alberto Marini. The film was produced by Vaca Films alongside Playtime Productions, and it had the participation of RTVE, Amazon, TVG and support from ICAA and Agadic. Shooting locations in Galicia included A Coruña. Lu Rodríguez worked as film editor and Manuel Riveiro was responsible for the score, whilst Alejandro de Pablo lensed the film.

Release
Distributed by Universal Pictures International Spain, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 28 April 2023.

Reception
Juan Pando of Fotogramas rated Fatum 3 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be a "good spectacle" owing to a "a well-squared script, with well-defined characters, unusual yet plausible situations and a well-dosed increasing suspense leading towards an uncertain denouement", while decrying the makeup and hairdressing of Tosar's character.

Raquel Hernández Luján of HobbyConsolas rated Galiñanes' debut with 73 points ('good'), deeming it to be a "very satisfying" film thanks to the social criticism vis-à-vis betting shops, the "magnificent" performances by Anaya and García and a script "that keeps you gripped until the last minute", while citing how Tosar's character becomes very obnoxious, with "no possibility of empathizing with him", as a negative point.

Accolades

 * rowspan = "12" | 2024 || rowspan = "12" | 22nd Mestre Mateo Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Film || Nominated || rowspan = "12" |
 * Best Director || Juan Galiñanes || Nominated
 * Best Screenplay || Olga Osorio, Araceli Gonda || Nominated
 * Best Actor || Luis Tosar || Nominated
 * Best Editing || Lu Rodríguez || Nominated
 * Best Costume Design || María Porto Romero || Nominated
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 * Best Actor || Luis Tosar || Nominated
 * Best Editing || Lu Rodríguez || Nominated
 * Best Costume Design || María Porto Romero || Nominated
 * }
 * Best Costume Design || María Porto Romero || Nominated
 * }