Barrio (film)

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Barrio
Directed byFernando León de Aranoa
Written byFernando León de Aranoa
Produced byElías Querejeta
Starring
  • Críspulo Cabezas
  • Timy Benito
  • Eloi Yebra
  • Marieta Orozco
  • Alicia Sánchez
  • Enrique Villén
  • Francisco Algora
  • Chete Lera
Edited byNacho Ruiz Capillas
Production
companies
  • Elías Querejeta P.C.
  • Mact Productions
  • Sogetel
  • MGN Filmes
Distributed byWarner Sogefilms
Release date
  • 8 October 1998 (1998-10-08)
Running time
105 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish
Box office2.92 million €

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[]

  •  [es] as Rai
  • Timy Benito as Javi
  •  [es] as Manu
  •  [es] as Susi, Javi's sister
  •  [es] as Carmen, Javi's mother
  • Enrique Villén as Ricardo, Javi's father
  • Francisco Algora as Ángel, Manu's father
  •  [es] 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[]

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
1999 13th Goya Awards Best Film Nominated [6][7]
Best Director Fernando León de Aranoa Won
Best Original Screenplay Fernando León de Aranoa Won
Best Supporting Actor Francisco Algora Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Alicia Sánchez Nominated
Best New Actress Marieta Orozco Won
4th Forqué Awards Best Film Won [8]

References[]

Citations
  1. ^ "Awards for Barrio". Internet Movie Database. IMDB.com, Inc. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  2. ^ a b León, Pablo; Fanjul, Sergio C. (8 October 2018). "Recorrido por el 'Barrio' de Fernando León de Aranoa 20 años después". El País.
  3. ^ San Julián Alonso 2019, p. 569.
  4. ^ Guelbenzu, José María (1 November 1998). "Fernando León de Aranoa. Barrio. La mirada del narrador". Revista de Libros.
  5. ^ Caparrós Lera 2005, p. 113.
  6. ^ "Estas son las nominaciones de los Premios Goya 1999". Premios Goya. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  7. ^ "XIII Edición 1999". El País. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  8. ^ ""Barrio", la Película de Fernando León, Galardonada con el IV Premio José María Forqué" (PDF). EFEDA. Boletín Informativo (15): 1. 1999.
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