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58% Critic Match
Backroads
“The small but graniosos happenings of the time.”
5.8 / 10• 1997• 1h 45m•NR• Spanish
RomanceDrama
Storyline
Spain, 1974. A teenager and his father are traveling in a car that is the only property they have. Their life is a continuous move by desolate coastal apartments in the tourism low season. When forced to change route and get away from sea, their lives will change dramatically.
Cast & Crew
Antonio Resines
Antonio Lozano
Lead
Maribel Verdú
Paquita
Fernando Ramallo
Felipe
Jesús Bonilla
Félix
Miriam Díaz-Aroca
Estrella
Maite Blasco
Tía Elvira
Ramón Langa
Tío Jorge
Montserrat Carulla
Abuela
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Emilio Martínez Lázaro's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Backroads is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
