- EXTENDED SYNOPSIS
Ramón, un niño de doce años, recibe de Mario, un viejo ciclista amateur, unabicicleta que éste ha construido en su taller con piezas de diferentes modelos.Con su nueva bici, Ramón hace de correo para un traficante de anabolizantes,atravesando la ciudad en compañía de su amigo Óscar. Por un azar, la bicicletapasará a manos de Julia, una chica de 20 años que ha dejado su pueblo parainstalarse en la ciudad. Julia estudia chino y, para costearse sus estudios, seemplea en una empresa de bicimensajería, un trabajo precario que la enfrenta ala agresividad del tráfico diario. Por último, la bicicleta llega a manos deAurora, una anciana que vive en una casa del viejo barrio marinero que prontoserá derribada para abrir paso a una avenida de pisos nuevos. Al leer el nombrede Mario en la chapa de la bicicleta, la anciana inicia la búsqueda de supropietario.
Twelve-year-old Ramón receives a bicycle from Mario, an old amateur cyclist whobuilt the bicycle in his workshop using pieces fron different models. With hisnew bike, Ramón runs errands for a steroid dealer, crossing a city in thethroes of transformation. By a chance of destiny, the bicycle ends up withJulia, a 20-year-old girl who left her village to live in the city, where shefinds work as a bicycle courier to pay for her Chinese studies. And so Juliaconfronts the aggressiveness of the daily traffic and the hard conditions ofprecarious employment. The bicycle finally ends up with Aurora, an elderly ladyfrom the old sailors´ quartet, whose house will soon be demolished to make wayfor an avenue of brand new houses. Aurora stars to cycle again, like she didwhen she was young, and decides to embark on a search for the original ownerwhen she reads the namaplate with the address of the bicycle workshop.
- CAST
Performance | Name | Role |
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Cast | Bardem, Pilar | Aurora |
Cast | Gracia, Sancho | Mario |
Cast | Lennie, Bárbara | Julia |
Cast | Sánchez, José Miguel | Ramón |
Cast | Pereira, Javier | Santi |
Cast | Fereiro, Alberto | Luis |
Cast | Otegui, Juan José | Eugenio |
Cast | Forner, Albert | Guzmán |
Cast | Bardem, Carlos | Antonio |
Cast | Pastor, Rosana | Victoria |
Cast | Baguena, Álvaro | Juan |
Cast | Suárez, Cristóbal | Vicente |
Cast | Calleja, Sergi | Activista |
Cast | Plazas, Cristina | Ángeles |
Cast | Martínez, Patricia | Chica |
Cast | Belloch, Carmen | Carmencin |
- CREW
Performance | Name | Notes |
---|---|---|
Directed by | Monleón, Sigfrid | |
Executive Production | Morales (Wanda Vision), José María | |
Executive Production | Oviedo (Indigo Media), Emilio | |
Executive Production | Lázaro (Fénix Pc), Francisco | |
Line Production | Trullenque, José | |
Production Manager | Pérez, Mariana | |
Screenplay | Román, Martín | |
Screenplay | Monleón, Sigfrid | |
Cinematography | Parra A.E.C., Alfonso | |
Score | Valent, Joan | |
Film Editing | Armada, Ángel | |
Production Design - Art Direction | Jannone, Rafael | |
Costume | Liverato, Inés | |
Sound Mixer | Sospedra, José Manuel | |
Sound Design | Ferro, Juan | |
Re-recording mixer | Raposo, Alfonso | |
Casting | Armengol, Pep |
- FILM & TRAILER RATINGS
Film Rating | Duration | Certification |
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES UNDER 13 | 110 min. | 6/26/2006 |
Trailer Rating | Runtime | Certification |
---|---|---|
GENERAL AUDIENCES | 3 min. seg. | 6/1/2006 |
Video Rating | Runtime | Certification |
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES UNDER 12 | 100 min. seg. | 2/19/2015 |
NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES UNDER 13 | 110 min. seg. | 10/11/2006 |
- PUBLIC GRANTS
Grant | Amount |
---|---|
Grants - Amortisation of Feature Films - General | 635,223.69 € |
Grants - Reducing interest - Production | 33,465.00 € |
- CREW
Tag | Information |
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Year of the Spanish Films Catalogue | 2006 |
Production year | 2006 |
Length | Largometraje |
Film Formats | 35 mm. |
Running time | 110 minutos |
Original footage | 3.000 metros |
Emulsion | Color |
- Film Info
Tag | Information |
---|---|
Star-up shooting date | 5/16/2005 |
Ending shooting date | 7/2/2005 |
Locations | Spain - Valencia - (Days: 40) |
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