Bendito infierno

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Bendito infierno
Bendito infierno movie poster
Directed by	Agustín Díaz Yanes
Produced by	Edmundo Gil Casas, Gerardo Herrero, Eduardo Campoy Altavista Films, Cartel Tornason, Eyescreen, Ensueño Films, Flamenco Films
Written by	Agustín Díaz Yanes
Starring	Penélope Cruz, Victoria Abril, Demián Bichir, Gael García Bernal, Fanny Ardant, Juan Echanove, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Cristina Marcos, Bruno Bichir, Gemma Jones, Elena Anaya, Peter McDonald
Music by	Bernardo Bonezzi
Distributed by	Casa Nova Films
Release date(s)	2001 (Spain), August 22, 2003 (Mexico/), February 4, 2005 (USA)
Running time	115 min.
Language	Spanish
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Bendito infierno (released as Sin noticias de Dios in Spain and in English as Don't Tempt Me) is a Mexico/Spain co-production. The screenplay for this comedy film was written especially for Penélope Cruz and Victoria Abril by the award-winning Spanish writer and director Agustín Díaz Yanes of Nadie hablará de nosotras cuando hayamos muerto.

[edit] Awards

This movie was nominated to the Goya Awards in 2002 in the categories of Best Picture, Best Actress (Victoria Abril) and Best Supporting Actor (Gael García Bernal).

The movie earned Demián Bichir the "Best Bichir in a movie" MTV Movie Awards-Mexico in 2003.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

[edit] Plot

In Heaven the last ten years have been tough -- Hell has been winning the battle between Good and Evil. The managers of Heaven receive a request by a mother to save her son's soul and see opportunity of winning the soul of a boxer (Demián Bichir) as an opportunity to shift the balance of power. An angel (Victoria Abril) is sent to Earth to take over the role of the boxer's wife. To counter this, Hell's manager (Gael García Bernal) decides to send one of his more troublesome agents (Penélope Cruz) to fight back.