| Bandidas | |
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| Directed by | Joachim Rønning Espen Sandberg |
| Produced by | Luc Besson |
| Written by | Luc Besson Robert Mark Kamen |
| Starring | Penélope Cruz Salma Hayek Steve Zahn Sam Shepard Dwight Yoakam Ismael 'East' Carlo |
| Music by | Éric Serra |
| Cinematography | Thierry Arbogast |
| Editing by | Frédéric Thoraval |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | February 3, 2006 (USA) |
| Running time | 93 min. Luc Besson (lyk bɛsɔ̃ born 18 March 1959 is a French Film director, writer and producer. Luc Besson (lyk bɛsɔ̃ born 18 March 1959 is a French Film director, writer and producer. Robert Mark Kamen is a Screenwriter who has been writing for major motion pictures for over twenty-five years Penélope Cruz Sánchez (pe̞ˈne̞ˑlo̞pe̞ ˈkɾuθ̟ ˈs̺änʲʨe̞θ̟ born April 28 1974 better known as Penélope Cruz, is a Spanish actress Salma Hayek Jiménez (born September 2, 1966) is a Mexican and American Steven James Zahn (born November 13, 1967) is an American Comedian and Actor of both Film and stage. Sam Shepard (born November 5, 1943) is an American artist who worked as an award-winning Playwright, Writer and Actor. Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) is an American Country music Singer, Songwriter, and Actor Ismael 'East' Carlo (born 29 January 1942) is a Puerto Rican actor sometimes credited as (East Carlo / Ismael East Carlo / Ismael Carlo / Ismael De Carlo Éric Serra (born on 9 September 1959) is a French Composer. He has often worked on the movies of Luc Besson Thierry Arbogast is a prolific and multi-award winning French Cinematographer. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the |
| Country | France / Mexico / USA |
| Language | English Spanish |
| Budget | $35,000,000 |
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Bandidas is a 2006 Western comedy film starring Penélope Cruz and Salma Hayek. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest Penélope Cruz Sánchez (pe̞ˈne̞ˑlo̞pe̞ ˈkɾuθ̟ ˈs̺änʲʨe̞θ̟ born April 28 1974 better known as Penélope Cruz, is a Spanish actress Salma Hayek Jiménez (born September 2, 1966) is a Mexican and American It tells the tale of two very different women in turn-of-the-century Mexico who become a bank robbing duo in an effort to combat a ruthless enforcer terrorising their town. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. This is the first movie that Cruz and Hayek have starred in together.
Plot synopsis
The film tells the story of María Álvarez and Sara Sandoval. María is a poor farm-girl whose father is being forced off his land by a cruel US land baron, Tyler Jackson. Sara is the wealthy daughter of the owner of the nearby properties, and has recently returned from Europe where she attended school. In one fell swoop, both María's and Sara's fathers fall under attack by the baron, (Sara's father is killed, María's is shot but survives) giving him free rein in the nearby territories. As an act of revenge, María and Sara become bank robbers, stealing and giving back to the poor Mexicans who had lost their lands.
At first the two are catty and quick to fight over the smallest matters, but under the tutelage of famed bank robber Bill Buck they learn to trust each other. María turns out to be a crack shot and, while Sara can barely hold a gun, she shows that she is an expert with throwing knives.
Angered by the recent attacks by the newly infamous 'Bandidas' Jackson brings in a specialist, criminal investigator, Quentin Cooke. It doesn't take long for Sara and María to hear of this, and they quickly capture Cooke and convince him to help them. He has already figured out that Sara's father was murdered, so realises that his employer is actually a criminal.
Now there are three robbers, each playing their part in bigger, more ambitious heists. As time goes on, each of the girls compete for Quentin's affections, but he rebukes them since he's engaged. In a move to make the money they've stolen useless, Jackson moves the gold that backs the money on a train up towards U. S. territories. Midway, he decides to steal the gold, betraying the Mexican government. The Bandidas manage to hunt him down, but when they get their chance to kill him, they can't feeling it would make them no better than him. Jackson manages to draw his gun and almost gets a shot off at María but Sara shoots first, finishing the villain off. In the end Quentin ends up with his fiancée and María and Sara ride off into the sunset, their eyes set on Europe where the banks are, according to Sara, "bigger".
Cast
| Actor | Role |
| Penélope Cruz | María Álvarez |
| Salma Hayek | Sara Sandoval |
| Steve Zahn | Quentin Cooke |
| Sam Shepard | Bill Buck |
| Dwight Yoakam | Tyler Jackson |
| Audra Blaser | Clarissa |
| Denis Arndt | Ashe |
| Ismael 'East' Carlo | Don Diego |
External links
- Bandidas at the Internet Movie Database
- Bandidas at Rotten Tomatoes
- Bandidas at Box Office Mojo
- OhmyNews Film Review
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