Backroads

"The small but graniosos happenings of the time."

1997 1h 45m ES

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5.7

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★5.7TMDB · 21

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Synopsis

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Spain, 1974. A teenager and his father are traveling in a car that is the only property they have. Their life is a continuous move by desolate coastal apartments in the tourism low season. When forced to change route and get away from sea, their lives will change dramatically.

“The small but graniosos happenings of the time.”

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Cast

Antonio Resines
Antonio Lozano
Maribel Verdú
Paquita
Fernando Ramallo
Felipe
Jesús Bonilla
Félix
Miriam Díaz-Aroca
Estrella
Maite Blasco
Tía Elvira
Ramón Langa
Tío Jorge
Montserrat Carulla
Abuela

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Emilio Martínez Lázaro
Writers: Ignacio Martínez de Pisón
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: Spain

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ERA

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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Roque Baños. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Iván Aledo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Antonio Resines and Maribel Verdú and Fernando Ramallo carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The small but graniosos happenings of the time.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0118822 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Emilio Martínez Lázaro directs. Roque Baños scores. Iván Aledo cuts. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

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Things worth knowing

129 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
3Original score by Roque Baños. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Iván Aledo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Antonio Resines and Maribel Verdú and Fernando Ramallo carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The small but graniosos happenings of the time.".
7IMDB entry: tt0118822 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "sea", "virgin", "spain", "based on novel or book".