Montenegro Rueda ‘Papeles’, film about the papers of Panama

Eternal dream pictures, Q Films and Film creature They are the drivers of ‘Papeles’, a thriller around the scandal of the Panama papers already filming under the direction of Arturo Montenegro.

The director of We all change and Birthday, selected tapes to represent Panama in the category of Best International Film In editions 92 and 95 of the Oscars, he puts himself in charge of Papers To conduct a shooting that will last for 6 weeks in different locations of Panama, Uruguay and Spain.

Starring Megan Montaner (30 coins, hunting, without identity), Carlos Bardem (30 coins, cell 211, Alacrán in love, goodbye) Antonio Dechent (Close your eyes, fierce wolf, cold door, dead man does not know how to live), Gustavo Bassani (Iosi, repentant spy, passport to freedom, Argentina, land of love and revenge), Jaime Newbal (Tumbadores, Sound of Freedom, Lost) and Roman Nick (Stars at Noon, Plaza Catedral, Jacob’s Trouble), This story inspired by real events recreates the world scandal of Panama papers, occurred in 2016 and considered the largest hacking in history, with the filtering of almost 12 million documents.

Themes like corruption, tax evasion, money laundering, drugs, weapons and an ethtetera long of "very powerful people on the planet" will be exposed in this production of Q Films, Eternal Dream Pictures and Cine Creation. "Panama suddenly became a bad word. Why use the country's name?" He wonders Arturo Montenegro, the Istmeño filmmaker who was nominated for the Forqué awards in 2022 and the Golden Globes with Birthday. And he acknowledges that now that Panama has been included again in the blacklist of fiscal paradises by the European Union, the time has come to talk about this story since its side. Confesses that, with Papers, "I would like to help generate a reflection on these facts. Something that is a challenge because we are talking about real things, of painful issues that are there and are still open wounds. I want to do it with the greatest possible respect and honesty because it is a case that persists and where there are many people affected."

Written and directed by Arturo Montenegro, Palpeles It has Aaron Bromley (GAUGUIN AND THE CHANNEL) as Photography Director. Andry José Barrientos (Birthday) is the production director. Amine Ayoub (Tumbadores), Cristina Valdés (The Cid), Megan González and Santiago Domínguez deal with the Art Directorate. Arturo Montenegro and Antonio Zapata take care of the assembly. José Rommel Tuñón (Tumbadores, Birthday) is responsible for direct sound and Carla F. Benedict, recently awarded the Bronze Medal of the Global Music Awards by the soundtrack of Last wills and responsible for the BSO of A long trip, Also of the eternal dream, it takes care of music; ALFA GARCÍA (Cathedral Square) and Diana Jiménez are the figurine, and Yinoris Porta (Birthday, Quantum of Solace) is in charge of makeup and hairdressing. Arturo Montenegro, Andry José Barrientos, Patricia González, Enrique Fernández and Martín Almada are the producers.

This is the synopsis of Papers: "Ana Méndez, legal director of the world number two for sale of offshore societies, faces a catastrophic event. 11.8 million documents have been leaked; it is the largest digital hacking in the history of humanity: the Panama Papers. Devastated by events, Ana is ruined and emotionally broken. From there, she must overcome her life."