Overview
Salva works as security guard in an industrial estate on the outskirts of Madrid. There he meets Leo, a woman who makes a living collecting cardboard. As Salva falls in love with her, Leo's dark past comes back to haunt her.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Goya Award for Best Director (2000) and the Premios Ondas 2000
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Tomàs Pladevall Fontanet
Details
- Director
- Writer
- José Luis BorauWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 1, 2000
- Original language
- Spanish
- Countries
- Spain
Cast
Icíar BollaínLeo- Javier BataneroSalva
- Valeri YevlinskiGabo
Luis TosarPaco
Charo SorianoLeonor- Javier GómezPipo
Rosana PastorMerche
Jorge BoschCamarero
Carlos KaniowskyCartonerto- Carlos BernalRoberto
- Encarna BreisTrini
- Olga MargalloEsther
- Juanma RodríguezJuanmi
- Ruth GarcíaAlba
- Paco BarciaLuchador
Txema BlascoDon Miguel
Alicia AgutMarisa- Carmen SantonjaVecina
Ana GoyaPaqui- Antonio P. CostafredaChurrero
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