Product Details

• Actors: Francisco Algora, Chete Lera, Alicia Sanchez, Cruspulo Cabezas, Marieta Orozco
• Directors: Fernando León de Aranoa
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: Spanish
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Lions Gate
• DVD Release Date: July 29, 2008
• Run Time: 98 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B00195FUFA
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #55,761 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Barrio" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Three teenagers trapped in the summer heat of a Madrid working-classneighborhood must face their inevitable futures in this moody andhumorous drama from director Fernando Leon de Aranoa. A powerfulcoming-of-age story BARRIO garnered Goya Awards for BestDirector Best Screenplay and Best New Actress (Marieta Orozco).System Requirements:Running Time: 98 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: LATIN/DRAMA Rating: NR UPC: 012236236320 Manufacturer No: 23632

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good coming of age Spanish film..., July 27, 2008

By	Steve Kuehl "SLV Video" (Ben Lomond, CA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Even though this film is over 10 years old and now just coming to R1 DVD, the story still rings through as a timeless coming of age story. Three of the primary actors have since moved on to illustrious Spanish film careers, so if anything, this piece provides a solid "where they got started" flashback.

The story revolves around three teen boys living in a barrio/neighborhood of Madrid. Their backgrounds, complicated/dysfunctional families, and yearnings for becoming men are all covered adequately, but I would have to say the strength of this film is the brutally honest script. Imagine Stand By Me dialogue (which I love), except on an rated R level - the whole movie. Their conversations about women, sex, life, dreams, etc. are all at the same time heartfelt, delusional, and hormone infested - but believable. The performances of these boys showing their lives in this barrio are solid. They manage to convey their humorous lines just right and make for some laughable moments.

The film is simply a few days in their summer lives as they try to get girls, earn money and figure out their lives. I have some teen customers that like to read subs and to see something about their age group, so this will be the recommendation. If it were rated, it would be R for sexual dialogue and themes, but their is nothing graphic shown. The DVD is unfortunately full screen and has no special features.

EDIT: Forgot to mention - excellent music throughout, nice mix of offerings - including modern dance, ethnic string plays, etc.