Rating: NR
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 07/29/2008
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: Espanol
Sound: DD2
Run Time: 98 Minutes
Distributor/Studio: Lionsgate

Following his award-winning Familia (1997), 30-year-old writer-director Fernando Leon de Aranoa set this Spanish drama in Madrid's grim working-class fringe neighborhood. Caught in the concrete jungle, 15-year-old friends Rai (Crispulo Cabezas), Manu (Eloi Yebra), and Javi (Timy) pass the summer dreaming of girls and sandy beaches. Javi is surprised by the sexual interest of his pals in his sister Susi (Marieta Orozco). Minus a vehicle, Manu struggles to keep his pizza delivery job. Entering a contest for an exotic vacation, Rai instead wins a jet ski -- which is stolen before he manages to profit by selling it. Manu and his father (Francisco Algora) lie about Manu's absent junkie brother, while Javi's mother (Alicia Sanchez) gets a court restraint to deal with Javi's violent father (Enrique Villen). The film features a soundtrack of Spanish rap and rock. At the 1998 San Sebastian Film Festival, Leon de Aranoa received a "Best Director" award plus two other awards for screenwriting.

~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Cruspulo Cabezas - Rai
Timy - Javi
Eloi Yebra - Manu
Marieta Orozco - Susi
Alicia Sanchez - Carmen
Tejada Enrique Villen - Ricardo
Francisco Algora - Angel
Chete Lera - Inspector

Production:
Fernando León de Aranoa - Director
Elias Querejeta - Producer
Hechos Contra el Decoro - Composer
Nacho Ruiz Capillas - Editor
Fernando León de Aranoa - Screen Writer
Soledad Sesena - Art Director
Patricia Muns - Casting
Alfredo Mayo - Cinematographer
Maiki Marin - Costume Designer
Miguel Polo - Sound/Sound Designer
Jose Luis Ruiz Marcos - First Assistant Director