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and Martina García.

Plot

A bourgeois

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family are in a state of disarray. They are Miguel, his wife Alicia, their son Lluís, and Miguel's elderly parents. Lluís collects stray cats and dogs that now dominate the family apartment, much to his father's chagrin. Alicia is incapable of challenging the whims of her son and ponders separating from her husband. Miguel's mother, Maria suffers from Alzheimer's and her husband believes suicide may be the solution to their problems. Meanwhile, Alicia's friend, Raquel believes in a

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method of parenting her daughter, albeit a method that leads to abuse.

Cast

as Alícia *

as María *

as Miguel *Marcos Franz as Lluís * Martina García as Ana *Anna Ycobalzeta as Raquel *

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as Editor *Fermí Reixach as Robert *Àlex Batllori as Sergi

Production

Filming began in

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on 9 November 2009. The film represents the linguistic texture of the city, with the use of both Spanish and Catalan.

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actress,

had to learn Catalan especially for her role.Geraldine Chaplin: "La Mosquitera es el mejor guión que he leído en mi vida". EFE Newswire. 18 November 2009 Chaplin described the enthusiasm she had for the project, revealing that it was "the best script that I have ever read in my life".

Reception

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'' described the film as "intriguing" and that "the questions it raises stick in the mind. It should engage audiences with a taste for complex urban quandaries presented with Spanish flair." Suárez was nominated for the

Goya Award for Best Actress The Goya Award for Best Actress (Spanish: ''Premio Goya a la mejor interpretación femenina protagonista'') is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards. Since its inception, the award has been given to 26 actresses. At the 1s ...

and won the Best Actress Award at the

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. The film also won the 2010 Crystal Globe at the 45th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.''La película española "La Mosquitera" triunfa en el Festival de Cine de Karlovy Vary''. EuroNews. 11 July 2010

References

External links

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The Mosquito Net on Eurochannel
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