Barrio (1998)

Directed by

Fernando León de Aranoa

Genre

drama film

Country

Spain

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

16

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 57 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three teenage friends spend their summer in a working-class Madrid neighborhood. They hang out, get into minor trouble, and dream of a better life while facing the limits of their circumstances.

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What happens

Barrio (lit. 'Neighborhood') is a 1998 Spanish film directed by Fernando León de Aranoa. It won several awards including Best Director at the 13th Goya Awards, and was also nominated for Best Picture. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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