Family

1996 1h 38m ES

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7.4

SOLID

★7.4TMDB · 33

DramaComedyFamily

Synopsis

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Santiago wakes up like any other morning. He goes down to the kitchen and his whole family is waiting for him: it's his birthday. They all sing "Happy Birthday to You" and give him presents. But when he opens the present of his youngest son, he gets angry and says he doesn't like it. The boy starts crying and saying that he loves him, but Santiago answers that he doesn't believe him and he tells the boy that he is fired and that he wants another son, who is thinner, who doesn't need glasses and who resembles him more. Written by Pablo Montoya

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Amparo Muñoz
Carmen
Ágata Lys
Sole
Juan Luis Galiardo
Santiago
Elena Anaya
Luna
Chete Lera
Ventura
Raquel Rodrigo
Rosa
Juan Querol
Carlos
Aníbal Carbonero
Nico

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fernando León de Aranoa
Writers: Fernando León de Aranoa
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Spain

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fernando León de Aranoa, shot by Alfredo Mayo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Amparo Muñoz and Ágata Lys and Juan Luis Galiardo carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0116274 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 33 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Fernando León de Aranoa directs. Alfredo Mayo behind the camera. Nacho Ruiz Capillas cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Spanish.

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130 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Fernando León de Aranoa, shot by Alfredo Mayo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Nacho Ruiz Capillas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Amparo Muñoz and Ágata Lys and Juan Luis Galiardo carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0116274 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 33 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.