Montenegro shoots 'Papeles', a film about the Panama Papers

The eternal dream pictures, Q Films y Creature Cinema They are the promoters of 'Papeles', a thriller about the Panama Papers scandal already filming under the direction of Arturo Montenegro.

The director of we all change y birthday boy, selected tapes to represent Panama in the category of Best International Film In the 92nd and 95th editions of the Oscars, he leads Papers to drive a filming which will last for 6 weeks in different locations in Panama, Uruguay and Spain.

Starring Megan Montaner (30 coins, The hunt, No identity), Carlos Bardem (30 coins, Cell 211, Scorpion in love, Goodbye), Antonio Dechent (Close your eyes, Big bad wolf, A cold door, Dead man does not know how to live), Gustavo Bassani (Iosi, the repentant spy, Passport to freedom, Argentina, land of love and revenge), Jaime Newbal (Tumbadores, Sound of Freedom, Lost) and Nick Romano (Stars at Noon, Plaza Catedral, Jacob’s Trouble), this story inspired by real events recreates the global Panama Papers scandal, which occurred in 2016 and is considered the largest hack in history, with the leaking of almost 12 million documents.

Topics like corruption, tax evasion, money laundering, drugs, weapons and a long list of “very powerful people on the planet” will be exposed in this production of Q Films, The Big Sleep pictures and Creature Cinema. “Panama suddenly became a bad word. Why use the name of the country?” he wonders Arturo Montenegro, the Isthmus filmmaker who was nominated for the Forqué Awards in 2022 and the Golden Globes with Cumpleañero. And he recognizes that now that Panama has been included again on the black list of tax havens by the European Union, the time has come to talk about this story from his side. He confesses that, with Papers, "I would like to help generate a reflection on these events. Something that is a challenge because we are talking about real things, about painful issues that are there and the wounds are still open. I want to do it with the greatest respect and honesty possible because it is a case that persists and where there are many people affected."

Written and directed by Arturo Montenegro, Palpeles has Aaron Bromley (Gauguin and the Canal) as director of photography. Andry José Barrientos (birthday boy) is the production director. Amine Ayoub (Tumblers), Cristina Valdes (El Cid), Megan González and Santiago Domínguez are in charge of the art direction. Arturo Montenegro and Antonio Zapata are in charge of the assembly. José Rommel Tuñón (Tumbadores, Birthday boy) is responsible for the direct sound and Carla F. Benedicto, recently awarded the Bronze Medal at the Global Music Awards for the soundtrack of Last wishes and responsible for the BSO of A long journey, also from The Eternal Dream, he is in charge of the music; Alfa García (Cathedral Square) and Diana Jiménez are the costume designers, and Yinoris Oporta (Birthday Boy, Quantum of Solace) is in charge of makeup and hair. 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 number two law firm in the world for the sale of offshore companies, faces a catastrophic event. 11.8 million documents have been leaked; it is the largest digital hack in the history of humanity: The Panama Papers. Devastated by the events, Ana is ruined and emotionally broken. From there, she must turn her life around."