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Smoke & Mirrors

Smoke & Mirrors

The incredible true story of the man who fooled an entire country

20166.52h 3m

Overview

A tale of cheats and impostors, taking its inspiration from true facts and from one of the most intriguing characters of recent decades: the spy Francisco Paesa.

Directed by Alberto Rodríguez
Written by Rafael Cobos, Alberto Rodríguez, Manuel Cerdán
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0MRevenue: $2.4M

Top Cast

Eduard Fernández

Eduard Fernández

Francisco Paesa

Carlos Santos

Carlos Santos

Luis Roldán

Jose Coronado

Jose Coronado

Jesús Camoes (as Jose Coronado)

Marta Etura

Marta Etura

Nieves Fernández Puerto

Itziar Atienza

Itziar Atienza

Land stewardess

Christian Stamm

Christian Stamm

Hans

Craig Stevenson

Craig Stevenson

Georges Starckman

Luis Callejo

Luis Callejo

Juan Alberto Belloch

Emilio Gutiérrez Caba

Emilio Gutiérrez Caba

Osorno

Pedro Casablanc

Pedro Casablanc

Lawyer

Themes & Keywords

spaincorruptionparis, franceespionagebiographybased on true storyeta terrorist groupterrorism1990s

About Smoke & Mirrors

Smoke & Mirrors is a history, thriller film released in 2016 exploring themes of spain, corruption, paris, france, espionage, biography, based on true story. Directed by Alberto Rodríguez, it stars Eduard Fernández, Carlos Santos, Jose Coronado. A tale of cheats and impostors, taking its inspiration from true facts and from one of the most intriguing characters of recent decades: the spy Francisco Paesa.

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