Cowards (Spanish: Cobardes) is a 2008 Spanish bullying-themed drama film written and directed by José Corbacho and Juan Cruz which stars Eduardo Garé and Eduardo Espinilla.
The plot takes place in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, following the plight of school bully Guille and his victim, redhead Gaby.
Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be "a well-turned sophomore drama", even though "over-strident in its political correctness".
[2] Javier Ocaña of El País considered that the helmers had moved from the "freshness, boldness and uniqueness" of their debut work to the "doctrine, discourse and academicism" of Cowards, underpinning "a coarse and inconsequential discourse".
[9] Toni Vall [es] of Cinemanía rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, finding it "so stubborn in the cliché, in the formula, in the most well-known archetype".