The read
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
Amidst the devastation of post-crisis Spain, mother and daughter bluff and grift to keep up the lifestyle they think they deserve, bonding over common tragedy and an impending eviction.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Metacritic76/100
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
34 audience votes
Key crew
- ChickenOriginal Music Composer
- Amalia UlmanWriter
- Amalia UlmanDirector
Cast
- Ale UlmanMaría Rendueles
- Amalia UlmanLeonor Jimenez
- Nacho VigalondoOlder Man
- Genoveva Garcia CastanonCraigslist Buyer
- Saoirse BertramFashion Editor
- Andrea EscobarWaitress
- Zhou ChenYounger Man
- Carlos CarbonellSupermarket Cashier
- Lorena Rodriguez AlvarezSeamstress at Lydia Valledor
- Raquel Iglesias SanjurjoGynecologist Patient #1
- Irene Iglesias SanjurjoGynecologist Patient #2
- Lis Bierd AbreuGynecologist Patient #3