Salva working as security guard in an industrial estate on the outskirts of Madrid. There he meets Leo, a girl who makes a living collecting cardboard. Gradually Salva be falling in love for the young, but the life of Leo holds a dark past.
Acting
Icíar Bollaín's guarded vulnerability keeps you guessing.
Direction
Borau lets Madrid's industrial wasteland become a character.
Director
José Luis Borau
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Borau was 72 when he made this, proving Spanish cinema's old masters still had teeth for social realism.
Luis Tosar appears in a tiny early role — blink and you miss the future star of 'Cell 211'.
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