Barrio is a 1998 Spanish film directed by Fernando León de Aranoa. It won several awards including Best Director at the 13th Goya Awards, and was also nominated for Best Picture.[1]

Plot

Javi, Manu, and Rai are friends from school. They are teenagers, and they talk about girls a lot but seldom talk to them. They live in a poor neighborhood of Madrid with large social housing blocks. There is little to do, and in August even less. The centre of the city is far away, so the three friends spend most of their time in the neighborhood. On television, they see people that have flocked to the beaches for the summer, and they wish they were among them. Walking by travel offices they see tempting offers, but their lives demonstrate how hard it is to leave the neighborhood and to improve their situation. In the end, their lives take an unexpected turn.

Cast

• Críspulo Cabezas [es] as Rai
• Timy Benito as Javi
• Eloi Yebra [es] as Manu
• Marieta Orozco [es] as Susi, Javi's sister
• Alicia Sánchez [es] as Carmen, Javi's mother
• Enrique Villén as Ricardo, Javi's father
• Francisco Algora as Ángel, Manu's father
• Chete Lera as police inspector

Production

The film was produced by Elías Querejeta.[2] It was shot in Madrid, primarily in San Blas and La Elipa, but also in Aluche, Hortaleza, Carabanchel and Villaverde.[3]

Release

Distributed by Warner Sogefilms,[4] the film was released on 2 October 1998.[2] The film grossed 2.92 million € at the box office.[5]

Awards and nominations

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References

Citations

Bibliography

• Caparrós Lera, José María (2005). La Pantalla Popular. El cine español durante el Gobierno de la derecha (1996-2003). Tres Cantos: Ediciones Akal. ISBN 9788446024149.
• San Julián Alonso, Raúl (2019). "La resignificación de la ciudad de Madrid a través del Joven Cine Español durante los años 90". VII Congreso Internacional Ciudades Creativas VII Congreso Internacional Ciudades Creativas. 1 (1). doi:10.7195/actasvol1a2019p1341 (inactive 31 July 2022).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2022 (link)

External links

• Barrio at IMDb
• Barrio at Rotten Tomatoes
• NY Times review for Barrio

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