Barrio
1998, Film, 94 min, Drama, Spanish, Spain, MoviePedia score 67
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.
Directed by Fernando León de Aranoa
Cast
- Críspulo Cabezas as Rai
- Timy Benito as Javi
- Eloi Yebra as Manu
- Marieta Orozco as Susi
- Alicia Sánchez as Carmen
- Enrique Villén as Ricardo
- Francisco Algora as Ángel
- Chete Lera as Inspector de policía
- Claude Pascadel as Abuelo de Javi
- Pedro Miguel Martínez as Vecino
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