Spanish drama about anti-immigrant racism and family problems. Berta is a single nurse raising her deceased sister's three teenage children in a Spanish port city. The two boys are neo-Nazis with a flaming hatred for African immigrants, and the girl has a boyfriend who runs an underground business smuggling illegal aliens from Africa. Into this time bomb comes a cop, Eduardo, who is investigating the vicious assault of a black man. He and Berta fall for each other and make tigerish love in scenes that are much hotter than you might expect from middle-aged actors.
Acting
Marisa Paredes and Imanol Arias bring ferocious heat to middle-aged romance.
Writing
Brave, messy collision of erotic thriller and social issue drama.
Director
Carlos Molinero
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Spain's massive immigration influx from sub-Saharan Africa, the film sparked debate about whether it exploited or exposed racism.
Director Carlos Molinero was previously a documentary filmmaker; this was his fiction debut, explaining the raw, observational style.
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