''Barrio'' is a 1998

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directed by Fernando León de Aranoa. It won several awards including Best Director at the

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, and was also nominated for Best Picture.

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

* as Rai * Timy Benito as Javi * as Manu * as Susi, Javi's sister * as Carmen, Javi's mother * Enrique Villén as Ricardo, Javi's father * Francisco Algora as Ángel, Manu's father * Chete Lera as police inspector

Production

The film was produced by Elías Querejeta. It was shot in Madrid, primarily in San Blas-Canillejas, San Blas and Ventas (Madrid), La Elipa, but also in Aluche, Hortaleza, Carabanchel and Villaverde (Madrid), Villaverde.

Release

Distributed by Warner Sogefilms, the film was released on 2 October 1998. The film grossed 2.92 million € at the box office.

Awards and nominations

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References

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External links

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NY Times review for Barrio
Spanish drama films 1998 films Films directed by Fernando León de Aranoa Films shot in Spain Films set in Madrid 1990s Spanish films Films about poverty {{1990s-Spain-film-stub