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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Overview
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.
Director
Fernando León de Aranoa
Status
Released
Production
Elías Querejeta PC, Esicma S.R.L, MACT Productions, MGN Filmes, Sogepaq, Sogetel
Cast
Críspulo Cabezas
Rai
Timy Benito
Javi
Eloi Yebra
Manu
Marieta Orozco
Susi
Enrique Villén
Ricardo
Alicia Sánchez
Carmen
Francisco Algora
Ángel
Chete Lera
Inspector de policía
Claude Pascadel
Abuelo de Javi
Pedro Miguel Martínez
Vecino
Daniel Guzmán
Chico bar de copas
Lluvia Rojo
Chica bar de copas
Nicolas Abraham
Hermano de Rai
Concha Gómez Conde
Madre de Rai
Pepo Oliva
Padre de Rai
Francisco Maestre
Encargado pizzeria
César Vea
Guardia jurado
Celia Bermejo
Cliente pizza 1
Gregory Galin
Hermano Manu
Nathalie Passagne
Chica del parque
Jean Quercy
Camello
Jezabel Martín
Cajera guapa
Manuel Marín
Músico gitano
Roberto Cuenca Martínez
Comercial
Tomás del Estal
Policía 1
Jesús Rodríguez
Policía 2
José Lázaro Neira
Policía 3
Álvaro Gómez
Encargado autoservicio
Gabriel Briones
Cliente pizza 2
Yolanda Díaz
Leticia
María Santos
Chica de la foto
Matías Prats Sr.
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