| Carmen Maura | ... | Julia | |
| Roberto Álvarez | ... | Eduardo | |
| Verónica Echegui | ... | Vanesa | |
| Marta Belenguer | ... | Ruth | |
| Antonio Durán 'Morris' | ... | Hugo | |
| Xabier Deive | ... | Rodero | |
| César Cambeiro | ... | Escoriza | |
| Berta Ojea | ... | Maria |
Dirigida por | |||
| Antonio Hernández | |||
Créditos del guión(en orden alfabético) | ||
| Antonio Galeano | writer | |
| Antonio Hernández | writer | |
Producida por | |||
| Alfonso Blanco | .... | producer | |
| Ramón Campos | .... | producer | |
| Luz Chouza | .... | assistant producer | |
| Pablo Gayo | .... | assistant producer | |
| David Martínez | .... | executive producer | |
| Oscar Rodriguez | .... | assistant producer | |
| Isabel Vazquez | .... | assistant producer | |
Música original por | |||
| Pablo Martín | |||
Fotografía por | |||
| Juan Morgade | |||
| Javier G. Salmones | |||
Montaje por | |||
| Jorge Coira | |||
Dirección artística | |||
| Gabriel Carrascal | |||
Diseño de vestuario por | |||
| Ruth Díaz | |||
Departamento de maquillaje | |||
| Leonor García | .... | hair stylist | |
| Romana González | .... | makeup artist | |
Dirección de producción | |||
| Javier Zulueta | .... | production manager | |
Ayudante de dirección | |||
| Manu Gómez | .... | first assistant director | |
Departamento de Arte | |||
| José A. Carmona | .... | assistant art director | |
| Esmeralda Díaz | .... | assistant art director | |
| Jose Ortiz Expósito | .... | construction coordinator | |
| Francisco Guardia Hippie | .... | assistant art director | |
Visual Effects | |||
| Manuel Barrero | .... | digital compositor: Molinare, Madrid | |
| Marco Checa Garcia | .... | senior digital compositor: Molinare, Madrid | |
| Fatima Montes | .... | digital artist | |
| Ferrán Piquer | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
Cámara y Departamento Eléctrico | |||
| David Acereto | .... | camera operator | |
| Pilar Aláez | .... | still photographer | |
| José Antonio Barreiro | .... | electrician | |
| Jose Manuel Caamaño | .... | electrician | |
| Noemi Chantada | .... | camera operator | |
| Fernando Collazo | .... | electrician | |
| Ángel 'La Reina' Gómez | .... | key grip | |
| Peque Griffin | .... | Steadicam operator | |
| Berta Haussman | .... | video assistant | |
| David Melero | .... | gaffer | |
| Ricky Morgade | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Ana Portela Rodriguez | .... | electrician | |
| Guillermo Sempere | .... | assistant camera | |
| Mónica Yañes | .... | second assistant camera | |
Departamento de Edición | |||
| Miguel Doblado | .... | assistant editor | |
| Miguel P. Gilaberte | .... | digital intermediate colorist | |
Otros miembros del equipo | |||
| Israel García Fernández | .... | systems administrator | |
| Ana Monteagudo | .... | script supervisor | |
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"El menor de los males" is a mix of Spanish/black humor comedy, familial drama, thriller, and social and political commentary, and it is very fitting for the current political situation that is sadly common in Spain and, I believe, in all the Western world. It clearly shows the view that the common people have of politicians and people of power, and to do so, the director chooses a genre that is very dear and typical of the Spanish spirit and way-of-being: the realistic satire, with lots of dark humor, irony, sarcasm, and comedy that goes sour just like that, but all with a clear purpose in mind.
The movie starts almost like a comedy, and in fact contains quite a few light-hearted and overtly funny situations along the way. It is set in Julia's house -she's a good-natured woman, in her 50s, and a writer. She suddenly gets visited by Eduardo, her younger brother, an up-and-coming and very ambitious politician in Madrid, with his assistant and his two bodyguards. He tells her that he needs her house because he's going to have a "meeting" with his lover, a very young actress. Julia immediately notices that there's something strange going on, something that goes beyond the secrecy of an adulterous affair, and she will soon enough get involved in a web of lies, betrayal, and dark affairs.
"El menor de los males" is a movie that is best seen and understood nowadays -but it will probably not get outdated in a few years either. It is a little slow at the start, but it picks up speed, and the denouement is quite well resolved -although there's something quite crucial about it that I didn't like, more precisely one of the characters doing something out-of-character which, in my opinion, makes the whole ending a little unbelievable. However, this is a problem which I will gladly overlook, because I think this is an overall good movie, and a certainly nice surprise for those of us who keep expecting something better from the Spanish movie industry than the usual load of careless and completely unnecessary films that pesters our movie theaters and video stores.
My score is 8/10.