La Gotera

1996 0h 7m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 7

Synopsis

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A man is in his flat and he has a leak on his ceiling, suddenly the ceiling caves in and a dead man falls through unsure of what to do he tries to take the man out of his flat but at that moment the ceiling really starts to leak, but its not water coming through...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Dominique Pinon
'Pastel de Fer'
Juan Gastón
1st Dead Man
Javier Gastón
2nd Dead Man
Mariano Alameda
3rd Dead Man
David Abajo
Dead Pile
José Manuel Arranz
Dead Pile

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jorge Sánchez-Cabezudo
Writers: Jorge Sánchez-Cabezudo, Grojo

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RUNTIME

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Tight 7-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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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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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jorge Sánchez-Cabezudo, shot by Fernando Jordana. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Dominique Pinon and Juan Gastón and Javier Gastón carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0116440 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Jorge Sánchez-Cabezudo directs. Fernando Jordana behind the camera. Fernando Jordana cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 7-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
230 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Jorge Sánchez-Cabezudo, shot by Fernando Jordana. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Fernando Jordana shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Dominique Pinon and Juan Gastón and Javier Gastón carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0116440 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Fernando Jordana
Editing: Fernando Jordana
Production design: Diego Modino
Makeup / hair: Manuel Romero
Runtime: 7 min · 0h 7m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: La Gotera (1996)

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Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2025-01-19
★ 7/10
It's pouring down with rain outside, but it's not a great deal more dry inside a man's apartment with a bucket collecting the incessant drips. Imagine his surprise when the ceiling comes crashing down! That turns more to shock when he sees a fully clothed body - dressed straight out of "The Matrix" lying amidst the debris on his floor. What to do? Fetch help? Too late for that, really, and the storm has knocked out the phones. It's a quandary. Anyway, he'd better move him but when something else falls from the hole in his roof, the something else. This is quite a stylish short drama with a little dark humour and just an hint of mystery as Dominique Pinon mixes some expressions of bamboozlement with some slightly comedic gymnastics. Perhaps it could be the subject of a song?