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Barrio

1998-10-02 · 94 min · ★ 6.7

Drama

Bored 15-year-old school chums Rai Manu and Javi dream of sexual adventures and exotic resorts while the well-off population of Madrid flock to the beaches on a summer holiday. The youths hang around the concrete wasteland killing time by reading the sex classifieds and pushing their luck. They masturbate, thieve, fight with their families and get involved in a drug bust. Finally Rai, the most daring and restless of the trio - gets shot while trying to steal stereo gear from a car. Each adolescent faces a dreary home life but when they get together they enjoy each other's company to the full. The film is an engaging mixture of comedy drama and the pathos of life in a Madrid neighborhood.

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Production details

Directors
Fernando León de Aranoa
Production companies
Elías Querejeta PC, Esicma S.R.L, MACT Productions, MGN Filmes, Sogepaq, Sogetel
Countries
Spain
Status
Released

Top Cast

Críspulo CabezasCríspulo CabezasRai
Timy BenitoTimy BenitoJavi
Eloi YebraManu
Marieta OrozcoMarieta OrozcoSusi
Enrique VillénEnrique VillénRicardo
Alicia SánchezAlicia SánchezCarmen
Francisco AlgoraFrancisco AlgoraÁngel
Chete LeraChete LeraInspector de policía
Claude PascadelAbuelo de Javi
Pedro Miguel MartínezPedro Miguel MartínezVecino
Daniel GuzmánDaniel GuzmánChico bar de copas
Lluvia RojoLluvia RojoChica bar de copas
Nicolas AbrahamNicolas AbrahamHermano de Rai
Concha Gómez CondeConcha Gómez CondeMadre de Rai
Pepo OlivaPepo OlivaPadre de Rai
Francisco MaestreFrancisco MaestreEncargado pizzeria
César VeaCésar VeaGuardia jurado
Celia BermejoCelia BermejoCliente pizza 1
Gregory GalinHermano Manu
Nathalie PassagneChica del parque

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