Negotiator was presented in the 'Zabaltegi' section of the 62nd San Sebastián Film Festival in September 2014. Distributed by Avalon, it was released theatrically in Spain on 13 March 2015.[8][9]
Reception
Neil Young of The Hollywood Reporter considered Negotiator a "briskly amusing" film, otherwise writing that "droll peek behind political headlines is elevated by strong, engaging performances".[2]
Ricardo Aldarondo of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, writing about the film's "bravery and insight".[4]
Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be Cobeaga's "least 'funny' comedy but his most brilliant film" in the verdict.[9]
Javier Ocaña of El País billed the film as "a historic film for our cinema and for our society" [...] pursuing "a painful, black, brilliant, tragic and atrocious humor, about the deformation of language, about the miseries of the recent history of the Basque Country, about the miseries of the human race".[10]
^"III Premios Feroz". Premios Feroz. Asociación de Informadores Cinematográficos de España. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2024.