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| Javier Bardem | ... |
Santa
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| Luis Tosar | ... |
Jose
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| José Ángel Egido | ... |
Lino
(as José Angel Egido)
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| Nieve de Medina | ... |
Ana
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| Enrique Villén | ... | ||
| Celso Bugallo | ... |
Amador
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| Joaquín Climent | ... | ||
| Aida Folch | ... | ||
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Serge Riaboukine | ... |
Serguei
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Laura Domínguez | ... |
Ángela
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| Pepo Oliva | ... |
Samuel
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| Fernando Tejero | ... |
Lázaro
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Andrés Lima | ... |
Abogado
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Antonio Mourelos | ... |
Juez
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César Cambeiro | ... |
Fiscal
(as Cesar Cambeiro)
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2001: men without jobs, in the port city of Vigo. Six men worked in a shipyard, now shuttered. They pass the time at La Naval, a bar opened by one of them after the yard closed. They face their futures in makeshift ways: Rico has his bar and a sharp 15-year-old daughter, Reina has become a watchman and a moralizer, Lino fills out job applications, Amador drinks heavily and talks of his wife's return; José is married to Ana, who works at a cannery and tires of being the breadwinner amidst José's emasculated moodiness; Santa, the group's conscience and troublemaker, occasionally fantasizes about Australia. In truth, all are joined like Siamese twins, adrift. Written by <[email protected]>
How do you imagine the life of an unemployed without family, possession or future? Dull is certainly one of the answers, but this movie does the utmost of this basic story! It's a great achievement to tell something so boring without becoming itself dull and boring. At some points it is even funny and every minute is well done. Really intelligent script with great actors. Especially the actor of Santos! By far the best way to get a glimpse of a life nobody wants to have. It isn't a movie for everybody, because it isn't an easy popcorn movie. The presence of your mind is required but you will be certainly rewarded with an insight that you'll hopefully never experience.