Synopsis
Food, glorious food! Some of the most sumptuous and involving films revolve around that most common of acts: eating. 18 MEALS is an omnibus film of criss-crossing stories divided into three segments; breakfast, lunch and dinner. Jorge Coira's debut feature, shot over nine days in Santiago de Compostela has enough tasty portions to please audiences. Amongst Coira's expansive ensemble are aging street musician Edu, a pair awaking from a one-night stand, a businessman visiting his closeted homosexual brother and a lonely housewife, Sol. Victor and Sol are two of 18 MEALS' most fascinating characters as they each hide something - his sexuality, her depression - from those around them. Best of all is Pedro Alsono as Vladimir, a local celebrity actor who makes a meal for a mystery woman who never arrives. Who hasn't gone to a lot of trouble to do something extra special for someone just to have it go unappreciated?
Ratings
21 audience votes
Key crew
- Jorge CoiraDirector
- Araceli G. CabreiraWriter
- Diego AmeixeirasWriter
- Jorge CoiraWriter
- Piti SanzOriginal Music Composer
- Iván LaxeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Luis TosarEdu
- Federico Pérez ReyTuto
- Víctor FábregasFran
- Esperanza PedreñoSol
- Gael Nodar FernándezGael
- Mario ZorrillaTeo
- José María PérezGrandfather
- María del Carmen PereiraGrandmother
- Pedro AlonsoVladimir Torres
- Nuncy ValcárcelRosana
- Camila BossaAna
- Juan Carlos VellidoJuan