Barrio (1998)

Director:

Fernando León de Aranoa

Guionista:

Fernando León de Aranoa (writer)

Release Date:

2 octubre 1998 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Tragedy | Summer Job | Dysfunctional Family | Cemetery | Drug Dealer

Awards:

11 wins & 7 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Urban tale

Cast

Críspulo Cabezas	...	Rai
Timy Benito	...	Javi (as Timy)
Eloi Yebra	...	Manu
Marieta Orozco	...	Susi, Javi's sister
Alicia Sánchez	...	Carmen, madre de Javi
Enrique Villén	...	Ricardo, Javi's father
Francisco Algora	...	Ángel, Manu's father
Chete Lera	...	Inspector de policía
Claude Pascadel	...	Antonio, Javi's grandfather
Pedro Miguel Martínez	...	Neighbor
Daniel Guzmán	...	Chico bar de copas
Lluvia Rojo	...	Chica bar de copas
Nicolas Abraham	...	Carlos, Rai's brother
Concha Gómez Conde	...	Ana, Rai's mother
Pepo Oliva	...	Ignacio, padre de Rai

Duración:

94 min | France:100 min

País:

Spain

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sonido:

Dolby

Clasificación:

France:U | Spain:13

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Spain

Company:

Elías Querejeta Producciones Cinematográficas S.L.

Movie Connections:

References "Baywatch" (1989)

Urban tale

The story of three friends, Rai, Javi and Manu, with a common factor: they live in the same 'Barrio',(neirbourhood), and the three of them want to scape from it. They all come from distorted families, Javi's parents have marital problems, while Manu lives just with his father and he has a brother who never calls or visits. Ray's is a typical working class family. The story takes place in a Madrid suburb, in the summer season, where the three of them decide to make money out of anything. They sell flowers, that they steal, Manu becomes a pizza delivery boy, and Ray is a small drug dealer. The story is as sad as funny, because life is not always sad, not always fun, but a bit of both. It shows a side of Madrid that the tourists won't see in a visit: the underground ghosts, the junkies under the bridge.... The dialogues are so good, that they seem improvised. This is one of the best films of Fernando De Leon Aranoa, but it's also recommendable 'Familia', one of those stories that you'll remember.