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Backroads
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Backroads

1997-11-28 · 105 min · ★ 5.7

Romance · Drama

Spain, 1974. A teenager and his father are traveling in a car that is the only property they have. Their life is a continuous move by desolate coastal apartments in the tourism low season. When forced to change route and get away from sea, their lives will change dramatically.

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Directors
Emilio Martínez Lázaro
Production companies
Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza, Canal+ España, Fernando Trueba PC
Countries
Spain
Status
Released

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Antonio ResinesAntonio ResinesAntonio Lozano
Maribel VerdúMaribel VerdúPaquita
Fernando RamalloFernando RamalloFelipe
Jesús BonillaJesús BonillaFélix
Miriam Díaz-ArocaMiriam Díaz-ArocaEstrella
Maite BlascoMaite BlascoTía Elvira
Ramón LangaRamón LangaTío Jorge
Montserrat CarullaMontserrat CarullaAbuela
Alicia HermidaAlicia HermidaBenita
Fernando VivancoFuncionario Jefe
Natalia MenéndezTía Cristina
Tania AdamMiranda
Kathya AdamAmy
Luis PerezaguaLuis PerezaguaGuardia Civil 1
Roger ÁlvarezRoger ÁlvarezPadre Apellániz
Emilio LinderEmilio LinderDon Nicolás
Luis G. GámezLuis G. GámezErnesto
Eloi YebraMarañón
Roberto Díaz GomarTío José
Luciano FedericoLuciano FedericoHermano Ramón

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