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| Directed by | Luis Calvo Ramos |
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| Cinematography | Gonzalo F. Berridi |
| Edited by | Fidel Collados |
| Music by | Antonio Meliveo |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista International |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Prime Time is a 2008 Spanish thriller film directed by Luis Calvo Ramos. Its cast features Leticia Dolera and Alberto Amarilla.
Elena, a psychologist involved with dealing with victims of terrorism, is abducted, sedated, and forcibly taken along with her boyfriend Jaime to a circular room. They are told they are part of a macabre reality show together with another five individuals. [1]
The film is a Kino PC and The Night of the Cats production. [3] Shooting locations included Málaga and Benalmádena. [4]
The film premiered on 10 October 2008 at the Sitges Film Festival. [5] It was released theatrically in Spain on 25 December 2008. [6]
Toni Vall of Cinemanía rated the film 1 out of 5 stars, writing that "it is impossible to take a nonsense of such tremendous proportions seriously". [7]
Javier Ocaña of El País wrote that Prime Time "is born as a dead film, as a dated film, as a rehash of ideas devoid of identity, as a commercial product with a dismal intellectual level". [8]
Pere Vall of Fotogramas rated the film 2 out of 5 stars considering that it was missing some twist and "more, more money". [9]