SMOKE & MIRRORS
synopsis
Smoke and Mirrors is the tale of a man who fooled an entire country. A tale of cheats and impostors, taking its inspiration from true facts. Francisco Paesa, one of the most intriguing characters of recent decades, has been a businessman, a Swiss banker, an international arms dealer, gigolo, playboy, diplomat, adventurer, con man and secret agent: a spy. In 1995 Luis Roldán and his wife hire his services to conceal 1,500 million pesetas embezzled from the public coffers. With the help of Jesús Camoes, his inseparable partner, he sets up a brilliant operation where truth and lies have hazy borders.
international title: | Smoke & Mirrors |
original title: | El hombre de las mil caras |
country: | Spain |
sales agent: | Film Factory Entertainment |
year: | 2016 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Alberto Rodríguez |
release date: | ES 23/09/2016, FR 19/04/2017 |
screenplay: | Alberto Rodríguez, Rafael Cobos |
cast: | José Coronado, Eduard Fernández, Carlos Santos, Marta Etura, Luis Callejo, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Tomás del Estal, Israel Elejalde, Pedro Casablanc, Alba Galocha |
cinematography by: | Alex Catalán |
film editing: | José Manuel García Moyano |
art director: | Pepe Domínguez del Olmo |
costumes designer: | Fernando García |
music: | Julio de la Rosa |
producer: | José Antonio Félez, Mercedes Gamero, Gervasio Iglesias, Mikel Lejarza, Francisco Ramos |
production: | Atípica Films, Sacromonte Films, Zeta Studios - Zeta Audiovisual - Zeta Cinema, Atresmedia Cine y Televisión, Telefónica Studios, El espía de las mil caras AIE |
backing: | Canal Sur, Atresmedia, Movistar+ |
distributor: | Warner Bros Entertainment Spain, Ad Vitam |