18 Meals

2010 1h 41m ES

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5.7

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★5.7TMDB · 21

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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Food, glorious food! Some of the most sumptuous and involving films revolve around that most common of acts: eating. 18 MEALS is an omnibus film of criss-crossing stories divided into three segments; breakfast, lunch and dinner. Jorge Coira's debut feature, shot over nine days in Santiago de Compostela has enough tasty portions to please audiences. Amongst Coira's expansive ensemble are aging street musician Edu, a pair awaking from a one-night stand, a businessman visiting his closeted homosexual brother and a lonely housewife, Sol. Victor and Sol are two of 18 MEALS' most fascinating characters as they each hide something - his sexuality, her depression - from those around them. Best of all is Pedro Alsono as Vladimir, a local celebrity actor who makes a meal for a mystery woman who never arrives. Who hasn't gone to a lot of trouble to do something extra special for someone just to have it go unappreciated?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Luis Tosar
Edu
Federico Pérez Rey
Tuto
Víctor Fábregas
Fran
Esperanza Pedreño
Sol
Gael Nodar Fernández
Gael
Mario Zorrilla
Teo
José María Pérez
Grandfather
María del Carmen Pereira
Grandmother

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jorge Coira
Writers: Diego Ameixeiras, Jorge Coira, Araceli G. Cabreira
Languages: Spanish, Galician, English, Macedonian
Countries: Spain

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Spanish, Galician, English, Macedonian.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jorge Coira, shot by Brand Ferro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jorge Coira 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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Luis Tosar and Federico Pérez Rey and Víctor Fábregas carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1671616 — 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

Jorge Coira directs. Brand Ferro behind the camera. Piti Sanz scores. Jorge Coira cuts. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Spanish, Galician, English, Macedonian.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 16 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Spanish, Galician, English, Macedonian.
3Directed by Jorge Coira, shot by Brand Ferro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Piti Sanz. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Jorge Coira shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Luis Tosar and Federico Pérez Rey and Víctor Fábregas carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1671616 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.