Small Lives
2010 Spanish film
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Small Lives (Spanish: Vidas pequeñas) is a 2010 Spanish drama film directed by Enrique Gabriel and co-written by Lucie Lipschutz. Its ensemble cast features Ana Fernández, Roberto Enríquez, Alicia Borrachero, Francisco Boira, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, and Ángela Molina.
- Lucie Lipschutz
- Enrique Gabriel
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| Spanish | Vidas pequeñas |
| Directed by | Enrique Gabriel |
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| Produced by | Francisco Ramos |
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| Cinematography | David Carretero |
| Edited by | Teresa Font |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
Cast
- Ana Fernández as Bárbara Helguera[3]
- Roberto Enríquez as Andrés[3]
- Alicia Borrachero as Mari Ángeles[1]
- Francisco Boira as Fede[3]
- Laura Domínguez as Cristina[3]
- Yohana Cobo as Loredana[1]
- Ángela Molina as Celeste[4]
- Emilio Gutiérrez Caba as Pradal[1]
- Asunción Balaguer[3]
- Pyotr Zaychenko as Piotr[1]
Production
Release
Small Lives was presented as the closing screening of the main competition slate of the Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) on 29 October 2010.[6][7] Distributed by Emon,[1] it was released theatrically in Spain on 18 March 2011.
Reception
Jonathan Holland of Variety described the film as a "rangy, intimate drama about an array of society's victims living in a trailer park".[1]
Irene Crespo of Cinemanía rated the film 2½ out of 5 stars writing that the good thing "about 'telling nothing' about so many lives, [is] that some of them make it to the end safe and sound".[8]
Lluís Bonet Mojica of La Vanguardia deemed Small Lives to be "a choral and well-structured film" about "a microcosm with a wide range of situations, without falling into weeping melodrama".[9]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2011 |
20th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actor in a Secondary Role | Emilio Gutiérrez Caba | Nominated | [10][11] |
| Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role | Alicia Borrachero | Nominated |