''Barrio'' is a 1998 Spanish film directed by

Fernando León de Aranoa Fernando León de Aranoa (born 26 May 1968) is a Spanish screenwriter and film director. León de Aranoa entered the film industry as a screenwriter. He made his feature film directorial debut with '' Familia'', which won him the Goya Award for ...

. It won several awards including Best Director at the

13th Goya Awards The 13th Goya Awards were presented in Madrid, Spain on 23 January 1999. ''The Girl of Your Dreams ''The Girl of Your Dreams'' ( es, La niña de tus ojos) is a 1998 Spanish drama film produced and directed by Fernando Trueba that stars Penélo ...

, 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 Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the Largest cities of the Europ ...

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 Enrique Villén Cruz (born 1 May 1960) is a Spanish actor, best known for his supporting performances in films directed by Álex de la Iglesia. He was nominated for the 2005 Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in '' Ninette'' ...

as Ricardo, Javi's father *

Francisco Algora Francisco Javier Jiménez Algora (7 December 1948 – 30 March 2016) was a Spanish actor. He has appeared in more than 100 films and television shows between 1972 and 2012. He starred in the 1973 film ''Habla, mudita'', which was entered in ...

as Ángel, Manu's father * Chete Lera as police inspector

Production

The film was produced by

Elías Querejeta Elías Querejeta Gárate (27 October 1934 – 9 June 2013), also known as Elías Querejeta () and known in the Spanish film industry as "The Producer", was a Spanish screenwriter and film producer. He is the father of Gracia Querejeta. Biograph ...

. It was shot in Madrid, primarily in San Blas and La Elipa, but also in

Aluche Aluche is a barrio of the city of Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-la ...

, Hortaleza, Carabanchel and 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

, - , align = "center" rowspan = "7" , 1999 , rowspan = "6" ,

, , colspan = "2" ,

Best Film This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...

, , , , rowspan = "6" , , - ,

Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to: Film awards * AACTA Award for Best Direction * Academy Award for Best Director * BA ...

, , Fernando León de Aranoa , , , - ,

Best Original Screenplay The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best screenplay not based upon previously published material. It was created in 1940 as a separate writing award from the Academy Award for Best Story. Beginning with the ...

, , Fernando León de Aranoa , , , - , Best Supporting Actor , , Francisco Algora , , , - , Best Supporting Actress , , Alicia Sánchez , , , - , Best New Actress , , Marieta Orozco , , , - , 4th Forqué Awards , , colspan = "2" ,

, , , ,

References

;Citations ;Bibliography * *

External links

* *
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