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Life Marks[1] (Spanish: La vida mancha) is a 2003 Spanish drama film directed by Enrique Urbizu, written by Urbizu and Michel Gaztambide and starring José Coronado, Juan Sanz and Zay Nuba.

Life Marks
Spanish	La vida mancha
Directed by	Enrique Urbizu
Written by	Enrique Urbizu Michel Gaztambide
Produced by	Gerardo Herrero Fernando Victoria de Lecea
Starring	José Coronado Juan Sanz Zay Nuba
Cinematography	Carles Gusi
Music by	Mario de Benito
Production companies	Tornasol Films Iberrota Films
Distributed by	Alta Films
Release date	9 May 2003 (2003-05-09) (Spain)
Running time	107 min
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Plot

Fito and his wife Juana live in the suburbs of Madrid. He drives a truck for a living and has a gambling problem. Daily, he loses money playing poker. One day, his older brother, Pedro who had spent his last years living in London comes back to his homeland and visits Fito's family. This visit will change the life of every single member of the family.

Cast

Production

The film was produced by Tornasol Films and Iberrota Films with the participation of TVE, Vía Digital [es] and EITB.[1] Footage was shot in Madrid, specifically in the districts of Fuencarral-El Pardo and Barajas.[3]

Release

Distributed by Alta Films,[1] the film was theatrically released on 9 May 2003.[2]

Reception

Reviewing for Fotogramas, Fernando Méndez-Leite rated the film with 4 out of 5 stars, considering it a "strange and evocative approach to an intimate story", highlighting the "elegant" mise-en-scène by Urbizu, the boldness of the proposal and Coronado's performance to be the best about the film.[4]

Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed it to be a "delicately impressive, offbeat drama", writing about the "commanding, impassive presence" of Coronado's performance, contrasting with the exuding "freshness and enthusiasm" by Sanz and Nuba.[1]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2003

References

External links

• La Vida Mancha at IMDb

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