Toro
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Toro

6.0 / 10 2016 1h 45mNR Spanish
DramaCrimeThriller

Storyline

Toro (Spanish for "Bull") is a young con man and the right hand of Romano, a powerful mob boss in Torremolinos, Málaga (Andalusia, south to Spain). After Toro decides to leave Romano to get a life free of crime, his last sting fails, resulting one of his brothers dead and he sent to jail. Five years later, Romano realizes that López, Toro's older brother, is robbing him money from his tourism business and he orders to kidnap Diana, López's little daughter, until this one get back the money. Without options, López visits Toro, now a touristic driver with the third grade prison close to get the parole, who only wants to be free to marry his girlfriend Estrella. When Toro accepts to help López and both meet Romano looking for a solution, Toro ends attacking Romano's men and fleeing with Diana, trying to escape from Romano's revenge. But Romano starts a ruthless searching for they three, meanwhile Toro counts the hours to back the prison according to the third grade...

Cast & Crew

Mario Casas

Mario Casas

Toro

Lead
Luis Tosar

Luis Tosar

López

José Sacristán

José Sacristán

Romano

CC

Claudia Canal

Diana

José Manuel Poga

José Manuel Poga

Ginés

Ingrid García Jonsson

Ingrid García Jonsson

Estrella

Luichi Macías

Luichi Macías

La Tita

Alberto López

Alberto López

Nandi

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kike Maíllo's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Toro is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker