Nobody Knows Anybody

Nobody Knows Anybody (Nadie conoce a nadie) is a 1999 Spanish-French thriller film directed by Mateo Gil, based on the novel by Juan Bonilla. It stars Eduardo Noriega and Jordi Mollá alongside Natalia Verbeke and Paz Vega.

Plot
Amid the spectacular festivities of Holy Week in Seville, an aspiring novelist struggles with his work and pays his bills by composing crossword puzzles. A cryptic recording left on his answering machine demands that he include a certain word in a future puzzle and he becomes drawn into a spiraling tangle of mystery, danger, and confusion. Soon he is forced into participating in a real-life version of a computer game on the narrow streets of Seville with extremely high stakes for the entire city.

Production
The film is a Spanish-French co-production by Maestranza Films, Sogecine, and DMVB Films, with the collaboration of the Andalusia Film Commission, Canal Sur, and Canal+. Shooting locations included Seville, Carmona, and Madrid.

Release
Distributed by Warner Sogefilms, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 26 November 1999.

Accolades

 * rowspan = "5" align = "center" | 2000 || rowspan = "5" | 14th Goya Awards || Best New Director || Mateo Gil || Nominated || rowspan = "5" |
 * Best Special Effects || Raúl Romanillos, Manuel Horrillo, José Núñez, Emilio Ruiz del Río || Won
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 * Best Special Effects || Raúl Romanillos, Manuel Horrillo, José Núñez, Emilio Ruiz del Río || Won
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