Javier Bardem, Luis Tosar, Nieve de Medina
In a northern coastal city of Spain, which turned its back on the countryside long ago and surrounded itself with industries, a group of men make their way through the streets everyday, looking for li...( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 18, 2003
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Flixster Reviews (176)
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August 25, 2008Javier Bardem is one of the best actors of our time! Luis Tosar is super hot! I found out that he's in a band too (The Ellas). Having been laid off this movie really hit home... what if I was older and couldn't get another job?
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August 1, 2008Highly emotional and entertaining, this film portrays a palpable image of a group of Spanish men and their lives.
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May 26, 2008So I got an A on a paper that I used this film to describe Marxian theory...wow...I am brilliant. The film was great but it was more of a gift because I caught about 50 minutes of it on IFC with the paper being due within weeks, I was lost on how I was to use film or literature i...( read more)
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Critic Reviews
September 5, 2003
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
August 8, 2003
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
It is intensely involving at the outset, but it faces an insoluble problem: The story, like the characters, has no place to go. full review
August 7, 2003
Claudia Puig, USA Today
A quintessentially European, methodically paced and intelligent slice of life. full review
March 27, 2003
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
This slow, episodic film is held together by the galvanic presence of Javier Bardem. full review
March 23, 2003
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
Aranoa's storytelling is full of fire and nuance, and his striking, heartbreaking, mutedly hopeful film exhibits the spirit of its Italian neo-realist predecessors. full review
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