Directed by:
Carlos IglesiasCinematography:
Tote TrenasComposer:
Mario de BenitoCast:
Carlos Iglesias, Javier Gutiérrez, Nieve de Medina, Isabel Blanco, Carmen Rossi, Francisco Merino, Juan Jesús Valverde, Ángel Amorós, Pepe Cantero (more)Plots(1)
TV actor Iglesias turns début writer-director to recount this story of his childhood when thousands of Spaniards emigrated to North Europe to escape unemployment and poverty in Franco’s Spain. In 1960, Martín (director Iglesias) and Marcos (Gutiérrez) leave behind their families in Madrid to seek a wage to send home. Switzerland confounds their expectation, with its freedoms and its open, bright spaces. Despite the inevitable cultural misunderstandings, they find work and settle in to enjoy their new lives. But when Martín’s wife and son and Marcos’ girlfriend María suddenly arrive to join them, it becomes apparent that some are better suited to this new life than others. (Independent Cinema Office)
(more)Cast
Carlos Iglesias
Spain
Best movies:
Crossing Borders (2006)
Torrente 3: El protector (2005)
El caso Almería (1983)
Javier Gutiérrez
Spain
Best movies:
Los serrano (2003) (series)
Champions (2018)
Marshland (2014)
Nieve de Medina
Spain
Best movies:
The Ministry of Time (2015) (series)
Pellet (2000)
Outrage (1993)
Isabel Blanco
Switzerland
Best movies:
La Peau que j'habite (2011)
The Apostle (2012)
Crossing Borders (2006)
Carmen Rossi
Spain
Best movies:
Wolf (2004)
Crossing Borders (2006)
Francisco Merino
Spain
Best movies:
El Sur (1983)
Los serrano (2003) (series)
The Black Sword (1976)
Juan Jesús Valverde
Spain
Best movies:
Blue and Not So Pink (2012)
Crossing Borders (2006)
13 Roses (2007)
Ángel Amorós
Best movies:
Physics or Chemistry (2008) (series)
Aquí no hay quien viva (2003) (series)
Crossing Borders (2006)
Pepe Cantero
Spain
Best movies:
Aquí no hay quien viva (2003) (series)
Los serrano (2003) (series)
Volavérunt (1999)
Eloísa Vargas
Best movies:
The Sleeping Voice (2011)
Grand Hôtel (2011) (series)
Crossing Borders (2006)
Esther Regina
Best movies:
Grand Hôtel (2011) (series)
Crossing Borders (2006)
Luna, el misterio de Calenda (2012) (series)
Iñaki Guevara
Best movies:
The Ministry of Time (2015) (series)
La caza (2019) (series)
Crossing Borders (2006)
Félix Cubero
Spain
Best movies:
Cell 211 (2009)
Biutiful (2010)
Crossing Borders (2006)
Enrique Escudero
Spain
Best movies:
Freedomfighters (1996)
Crossing Borders (2006)
Isabelle Stoffel
Switzerland
Best movies:
Los ilusos (2013)
Crossing Borders (2006)
Dreamland (2013)
Estrella Zapatero
Best movies:
Physics or Chemistry (2008) (series)
Crossing Borders (2006)
The Great Vazquez (2010)