Barrio (1998)

Name: Barrio
Director: Fernando León de Aranoa
Genre: Drama
Released: 1998-10-02
Duration: 1 h 34 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Críspulo Cabezas, Timy Benito, Eloi Yebra, Marieta Orozco

Drama

Director: Fernando León de Aranoa

Cast: Críspulo Cabezas, Timy Benito, Eloi Yebra, Marieta Orozco

7.1

Runtime94 min

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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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Fans of gritty, realistic dramas will appreciate director Fernando León de Aranoa's 1998 film Barrio, which offers an engrossing, compassionate look at the lives of bored, disillusioned teenagers in a Madrid neighborhood as they navigate the challenges of adolescence and their dreary home lives.

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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.