Prim, el asesinato de la calle del Turco | |
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Genre | Political thriller Period drama |
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Directed by | Miguel Bardem |
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Country of origin | Spain |
Original language | Spanish |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
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Network | La 1 |
Release | 15 December 2014 |
Prim, el asesinato de la calle del Turco is a Spanish television film directed by Miguel Bardem recreating the magnicide of Juan Prim in 1870. It originally aired on 15 December 2014 on La 1.
Narrated by Benito Pérez Galdós,[1] a young journalist at the time the events take place, the fiction accounts for the political intrigues and conspiracies in the last year of the life of General Prim, prime minister of Spain, who had to find a suitable candidate to the country's throne.[1][2] It involves all the prime suspects behind Prim's murder,[2] an unsolved case up to this date. Prim's carriage was shot in the Calle del Turco on 28 December 1870. Wounded in the assassination attempt, Prim would die two days later.
A Televisión Española co-production together with Shine Iberia, Televisió de Catalunya and Dream Team Concept,[10][11] the TV movie was written by Nacho Faerna and Virginia Yagüe and directed by Miguel Bardem.[5] It was created on occasion of the 200th anniversary of Joan Prim's birth.
The movie was pre-screened at the Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián.[12] Gregorio de la Fuente Monge and José Álvarez Junco collaborated as historical advisors.[10] Aired in prime time on La 1 on 15 December 2014, the telefilm earned a 13.2% audience share and 2,491,000 viewers.[13]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | Zapping Awards | Best Actor | Francesc Orella | Won | [14] |
3rd MiM Series Awards | Best Miniseries or TV Movie | Won | [15] |