Barrio

Bored 15-year-old school chums Rai Manu and Javi dream of sexual adventures and exotic resorts while the well-off population of Madrid flock to the beaches on a summer holiday. The youths hang around the concrete wasteland killing time by reading the sex classifieds and pushing their luck. They masturbate, thieve, fight with their families and get involved in a drug bust. Finally Rai, the most daring and restless of the trio - gets shot while trying to steal stereo gear from a car. Each adolescent faces a dreary home life but when they get together they enjoy each other's company to the full. The film is an engaging mixture of comedy drama and the pathos of life in a Madrid neighborhood.

• Fernando León de AranoaDirector
• Fernando León de AranoaWriter

• Críspulo CabezasRai
• Timy BenitoJavi
• Eloi YebraManu
• Marieta OrozcoSusi
• Enrique VillénRicardo
• Alicia SánchezCarmen
• Francisco AlgoraÁngel
• Chete LeraInspector de policía
• Claude PascadelAbuelo de Javi
• Pedro Miguel MartínezVecino
• Daniel GuzmánChico bar de copas
• Lluvia RojoChica bar de copas