The Courier (2024 film)

The Courier (El correo) is a 2024 crime thriller film directed by Daniel Calparsoro from a screenplay by Patxi Amezcua and Alejo Flah which stars Arón Piper alongside María Pedraza and Luis Tosar.

Plot
The plot is set in 2002 against the backdrop of the entry into force of the euro. It follows the rise of a young valet from Vallecas (Iván) through the ranks of an international cartel dedicated to money laundering.

Production
The film was produced by Vaca Films alongside Panache Productions and La Compagnie Cinématographique. It had the association of Playtime and the participation of Netflix, RTVE, Movistar Plus+, Canal+, and Ciné+. Shooting locations included Madrid, Brussels, Marbella, Geneva, and Hong Kong.

Release
Distributed by Universal Pictures International Spain, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 19 January 2024.

Reception
Raquel Hernández Luján of HobbyConsolas rated the film with 78 points ('good') citing the "spectacular" score by Carlos Jean and Calparsoro's direction as positive points while negatively citing the "somewhat poor" choice pertaining the use of the protagonist's voice-over as a narrative guiding resource.

Javier Ocaña of El País deemed the film to be "a product with an unblemished appearance", with Calparsoros's usual "energy and colorfulness", although "without complexity and without any significant reflections".

Eduard Castaño of Diari de Tarragona wrote that El correo is "in short, a film to enjoy and not so much to delve into its protagonists", featuring some of the elements that turned The Wolf of Wall Street into a successful film.