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Mensaka (1998)

Mensaka poster
Directed by
Salvador García Ruiz
Genre
drama film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of young friends in Madrid navigate their late twenties with uncertainty and frustration. They deal with relationships, work, and the feeling that life is not turning out as expected.

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What happens

Mensaka (Spanish: Mensaka, páginas de una historia; transl. 'Mensaka, Pages from a Story') is a 1998 Spanish drama film written and directed by Salvador García Ruiz (in his directorial feature debut) consisting of an adaptation of the novel Mensaka by José Ángel Mañas. It stars Gustavo Salmerón, Tristán Ulloa, Adrià Collado, Laia Marull, María Esteve, Lola Dueñas and Guillermo Toledo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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