Cowards () is a 2008 Spanish bullying-themed drama film written and directed by José Corbacho and Juan Cruz which stars Eduardo Garé and Eduardo Espinilla.
Plot The plot takes place in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, following the plight of school bully Guille and his victim, redhead Gaby.
Cast
Production The film is a Castelao Productions and Antena 3 Films production. Shooting locations included L'Hospitalet de Llobregat.
Release The film was presented at the 11th Málaga Film Festival in April 2008. Distributed by Filmax, it was released theatrically in Spain on 25 April 2008.
Reception Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be "a well-turned sophomore drama", even though "over-strident in its political correctness".
Javier Ocaña of El País considered that the helmers had moved from the "freshness, boldness and uniqueness" of their debut work to the "doctrine, discourse and academicism" of Cowards, underpinning "a coarse and inconsequential discourse".
of Cinemanía rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, finding it "so stubborn in the cliché, in the formula, in the most well-known archetype".
Accolades
| align = "center" | 2009 || 23rd Goya Awards || Best Supporting Actress || Elvira Mínguez || ||
See also List of Spanish films of 2008
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