Food and Shelter
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Cinematography | Manuel Montero |
Edited by | Juan Miguel del Castillo |
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Production company | Diversa Audiovisual |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
Food and Shelter (Spanish: Techo y comida) is a 2015 Spanish drama directed by . It premiered in Spain on 4 December 2015. It won a Goya Award for Best Actress (Natalia de Molina). It is the first feature film from Castillo, an experienced editor and director of shorts.[1]
The film reflects the stresses faced by individuals as the impact of the 2007–2008 global economic crisis continues to be felt in the Spanish economy.[2][3][4] The film was largely financed by crowdfunding.[5]
Plot[]
Rocio (Natalia de Molina), an unemployed single mother, has barely enough to eat as she does not receive unemployment benefits. Between feelings of shame, failure and the fear of losing custody of her 8-year-old son Adrian, she tries to maintain the appearance of living a normal life with some help from a neighbour. The situation becomes worse when the landlord, himself overwhelmed by debts, sues her for the rent she owes.
Awards and nominations[]
30th Goya Awards
- Best Actress (Natalia de Molina) - Won
- Best New Director (Juan Miguel del Castillo) - Nominated
- Best Original Song ("Techo y comida" by Daniel Quiñones Perulero and Miguel Carabante Manzano) - Nominated
Malaga Film Festival
- Best Actress (Natalia de Molina) - Won
- Audience Award - Won [6]
- Best Actress (Natalia de Molina) - Won
References[]
- ^ Tracey Korsten (8 May 2016). "Spanish Film Festival Review: Food and Shelter". Glam Adelaide. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ Wendy Ide (18 November 2015). "'Food And Shelter': Review". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ Jordi Costa [1], El País, 4 December 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ Celia Carrió (5 December 2015). "Techo y comida (2015), de Juan Miguel del Castillo – Crítica". El Cine en la Sombra (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ Jonathan Holland (28 April 2015). "'Food and Shelter' ('Techo y comida'): Malaga Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ Marc Segura Arasa [2], Magazinema, 27 November 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- This article is derived from Techo y comida by journalists from 20minutos.es which is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
External links[]
- 2015 films
- Spanish-language films
- 2015 drama films
- Spanish films
- Spanish drama films
- Crowdfunded films
- Social realism in film