The film centers on a Spanish tapas bar and the love lives of the loosely interconnected people in the neighborhood surrounding the bar. The pairs of lovers include a middle aged woman and a young man; an elderly, drug dealing woman and her terminally ill husband in poor health; the tapas bar owner and his estranged wife; and two Chinese immigrants.
Acting
María Galiana's drug-dealing grandma steals every scene she's in.
Writing
Criss-crossing lives that actually feel lived-in, not plotted.
Production
The tapas bar feels so real you'll smell the patatas bravas.
Director
José Corbacho
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Directors Juan Cruz and José Corbacho were TV comedians making their debut; they shot in their actual neighborhood of Santa Coloma.
The film captures Barcelona's working-class periphery rarely seen in tourist cinema—this is the city locals actually live in.
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