Barrio
1998 · directed by Fernando León de Aranoa
- Rating
- 69/100
- Hit
- no
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.
Barrio (1998), directed by Fernando León de Aranoa, rates 69/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Críspulo Cabezas
- Timy Benito
- Eloi Yebra
- Marieta Orozco
- Enrique Villén
- Alicia Sánchez
- Francisco Algora
- Chete Lera
- Claude Pascadel
- Pedro Miguel Martínez
Crew
- Alfredo Mayo — Director of Photography
- Nacho Ruiz Capillas — Editor
- Fernando León de Aranoa — Writer
More from Fernando León de Aranoa
- Mondays in the Sun (2002) — 73/100
- The Good Boss (2021) — 73/100
- Princesses (2005) — 69/100
- A Perfect Day (2015) — 67/100
- Loving Pablo (2017) — 53/100
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