
God Is on Air
2002-05-10 · 91 min · ★ 7.7
Two Spanish pan-handlers soon find themselves in over their heads when they stumble upon an opportunity to redeem themselves and perhaps the entire planet. The world appears to suffer from rampant poverty, violence and spiritual desperation and the relentless news media force-feeds these images to the Spanish people. A popular reality television show lets the audience decide between life or death for suspected felons, and one of the opportunistic pan-handlers attempts to escape poverty through this raucous and sensational TV program.
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- Directors
- Jordi Mollà
- Production companies
- Lolafilms, Atresmedia, TeleMadrid, Vía Digital
- Countries
- Spain
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Jordi MollàSalva
Candela PeñaEspe
Juan Carlos VellidoAngel
Daniel Giménez CachoBigardo
Florinda ChicoMari
Álex AnguloEl Chirlas
Enrique VillénCodi
Silvia CasanovaDegollación
Fernando AlbizuTransportista
Eduardo AntuñaEx compañero
Isabel AyúcarMaría Dolores
Lola PenoHermana de María Dolores
Manuel BrunLocutor inauguraciónTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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