Bendito infierno

Infobox_Film
name =Bendito infierno


caption =Bendito infierno movie poster
imdb_id =0284491
writer =Agustín Díaz Yanes
starring =Penélope Cruz, Victoria Abril, Demián Bichir, Gael García Bernal, Fanny Ardant, Juan Echanove, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Cristina Marcos, Bruno Bichir, Gemma Jones, Elena Anaya, Peter McDonald
director =Agustín Díaz Yanes
producer = Edmundo Gil Casas, Gerardo Herrero, Eduardo Campoy
Altavista Films, Cartel Tornason, Eyescreen, Ensueño Films, Flamenco Films
distributor =Casa Nova Films
released =2001 (Spain), August 22 2003 (Mexico/), February 4 2005 (USA)
runtime =115 min.
language =Spanish
music = Bernardo Bonezzi
awards = Demián Bichir
budget =

"Bendito infierno" (released as "Sin noticias de Dios" in Spain and in English as "Don't Tempt Me") is a Mexico/Spain co-production. The screenplay for this comedy film was written especially for Penélope Cruz and Victoria Abril by the award-winning Spanish writer and director Agustín Díaz Yanes of "Nadie hablará de nosotras cuando hayamos muerto".

Awards

This movie was nominated for the Goya Awards in 2002 in the categories of "Best Picture", "Best Actress" (Victoria Abril) and "Best Supporting Actor" (Gael García Bernal).

The movie earned Demián Bichir the "Best Bichir in a movie" MTV Movie Awards-Mexico in 2003.

Plot

In Heaven the last ten years have been tough -- Hell has been winning the battle between Good and Evil. The managers of Heaven receive a request by a mother to save her son's soul and see opportunity of winning the soul of a boxer named Many(Demián Bichir) as an opportunity to shift the balance of power. Lola (Victoria Abril), an angel, is sent to Earth to take over the role of the boxer's wife. To counter this, Hell's manager Jack Davenport (Gael García Bernal) decides to send one of his more troublesome agents, Carmen (Penélope Cruz), to fight back, impersonating Many's cousin. Though it starts out as a simple fight between heaven and hell for the soul of one man, a conspiracy in Hell and conflicting emotions interrupt the war between saints and sinners. Suddenly Many's soul becomes increasingly important and his weakened physical state creates a deadline by which he must go to Hell or Heaven. It is the job of the supernatural agents to tempt or save Many, and the obstinate womanizing boxer who inconsistenly shows signs of regret and change, makes it a hard job for both Carmen and Lola.

References

External links

*es icon [http://www.vivatucine.com/pelicula_bendito.htm Official site] at Viva Tu Cine.
* [http://www.moviecentre.net/upcomingmovies/preview/778.php Profile and synopsis] at Movie Centre.
*es icon [http://www.cuartoscuro.com.mx/agencia/categories.php?cat_id=86&sessionid=92fbbe86eccd0b17fbb9be00b41b5aa3&page=10 Review] of MTV Awards-Mexico.