"Riot Police"
Buendía Estudios acquires global distribution rights for Movistar+ original "Riot Police", the six-part series that got numerous honours and nominations in the current awards season. The previous Forqué Awards - voted by the association of audiovisual producers - for Best Series and Best Leading Actor (Hovik Keuchkerian), were followed last night by the Feroz awards for Best Drama Series, Best Leading actor (Keuchkerian) and Best Supporting Actor (Patrick Criado) given by the critics.
Directed by Oscar nominee Rodrigo Sorogoyen and starring Hovik Keutchkerian ("Money Heist"), Goya award winner Raúl Arévalo (Antonio Banderas’ "Summer Rain", Pedro Almodovar’s "I’m so excited") , Goya Award nominee Álex García, Goya Award nominee Patrick Criado ("Money Heist") and introducing Vicky Peña in an impactful role, "Riot Police" premiered at the Oficial Section of the San Sebastian International Film Festival last september with unanimously favourable reviews.
A failed eviction that puts police's reputation at stake. Six riot policemen take part in an eviction that goes awry and ends up with an immigrant in a coma after falling from a second-floor apartment. When they realize that their bosses are likely to hang them out to dry, they decide to do everything possible to find their own way out of the predicament.
The Internal Affairs team in charge of investigating them, headed up by the diligent Laia, learns what they are up to and demolishes their hopes of being vindicated. They try to maintain a united front, but the immigrant ends up dying from his injuries and the stress of the investigation itself and their personal circumstances start undermining their morale, their professional loyalty, and their friendship. Obsessed with uncovering the truth, Laia - the only woman on the Internal Affairs team - uncovers a corruption plot that goes way up the chain.
Meanwhile, Laia starts to suspect that the case is much more complex than it seemed at the outset and that, for some reason, she is not being given all the information she needs. She decides to seek assistance from Diego, one of the six riot policemen, and to conduct her own personal investigation. Together, they uncover the plot of a real estate corruption scheme. Laia, increasingly obsessed with an investigation that is starting to affect her personal life, leaves no stone unturned and discovers that the corruption scheme goes even deeper than she thought and involves a number of corporate leaders, judges and police chiefs.
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