Solas

"Go deep, fear nothing, look for escape and be brave."

Mar 5 1999 R 1h 41m
Drama

Maria, whose parents live in the country, cannot stand her father's authoritarian ways and moves to the city. She finds a job as a cleaner and tries to survive in a wretched apartment in the shabby part of a big city. She is pregnant, and the fact that her boyfriend has abandoned her does not help matters. When her father goes to the hospital for an operation, her mother comes to stay with her. Her neighbor, an old recluse whose only friend is his dog, begins to come out of his shell and these three lost souls try to give each other the strength to start over.

Plot

Maria, whose parents live in the country, cannot stand her father's authoritarian ways and moves to the city. She finds a job as a cleaner and tries to survive in a wretched apartment in the shabby part of a big city. She is pregnant, and the fact that her boyfriend has abandoned her does not help matters. When her father goes to the hospital for an operation, her mother comes to stay with her. Her neighbor, an old recluse whose only friend is his dog, begins to come out of his shell and these three lost souls try to give each other the strength to start over.

Written by

Benito Zambrano

Directed by

Benito Zambrano

Cast

María Galiana, Ana Fernández, Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa

Crew

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Production Countries

Spain

Production Companies

Fireworks Pictures, Canal Sur, Maestranza Films, Vía Digital

Languages

Español

Awards

48 wins & 17 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
4,009
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
75
Popularity
NA