Capture the Flag (film)

For other uses, see Capture the flag (disambiguation).

Capture the Flag
Theatrical release poster
SpanishAtrapa la bandera
Directed byEnrique Gato
Written by
  • Jordi Gasull
  • Javier Barreira
  • Neil Landau
Produced by
  • Álvaro Augustín
  • Ignacio Fernández-Veiga
  • Jordi Gasull
  • Axel Kuschevatzky
  • Nicolás Matji
  • Edmon Roch
Starring
Edited byAlexander Adams
Music byDiego Navarro
Production
companies
  • 4 CATS Pictures
  • Lightbox Entertainment
  • Los Rockets AIE La Película
  • Telecinco Cinema
  • Telefonica Studios
  • Ikiru Films
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • 28 August 2015 (2015-08-28)
Running time
94 minutes[1]
CountrySpain
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Catalan
Budget$12.5 million[2]
Box office$24.6 million[3]

Capture the Flag (also known as Atrapa la Bandera in Spanish) is a 2015 Spanish animated science-fiction adventure comedy film directed by Enrique Gato and written by Patxi Amezcua. Produced by 4 Cats Pictures and animated by Lightbox Entertainment, the film was distributed worldwide by Paramount Pictures, which was a milestone for Spanish cinema, as this was the first time a major Hollywood studio acquired and agreed to distribute two Spanish animated films worldwide (not just one, like most other films), with the other one being Tad the Lost Explorer and the Secret of King Midas.[4] The film takes place in the present alternate times of the year 2015, and the storyline is about Mike Goldwing, a 12-year-old surfer who embarks on a journey with his friends to disrupt a billionaire's plan to destroy the American flag planted on the Moon.

The film received some mixed reviews from few American critics and was well-received by most Spanish critics and audiences. The American setting had polarizing reception while the animation, action scenes, voice acting, music score, and themes were generally praised. The film won Best Animated Film at the 2016 Goya Awards.

Though released first in Spain, Capture the Flag was animated to the English voice cast first and dubbed into Spanish and Catalan in post-production.

  1. ^ "CAPTURE THE FLAG [2D] (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. 13 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Capture the Flag (2015) - Box office / business". Internet Movie Database. Amazon.com. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference mojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Hopewell, John (21 July 2014) Paramount Pictures Takes Worldwide Distribution on ‘Capture the Flag,’ ‘Tad’ Sequel. Variety. Retrieved 13 May 2021.