The Good Boss

The Good Boss

2021 · 120 min · ★ 6.9 · Comedy, Drama

Julio Blanco is the proprietor of Básculas Blanco, a Spanish company producing industrial scales in a provincial Spanish town, which awaits the imminent visit from a committee that will decide if they merit a local Business Excellence award: everything has to be perfect when the time comes. Working against the clock, Blanco pulls out all the stops to address and resolve issues with his employees, crossing every imaginable line in the process.

Directed by Fernando León de Aranoa · Written by Fernando León de Aranoa

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