Backroads (1997)
"Carreteras secundarias" (original title)

Director:

Emilio Martínez Lázaro

Writers:

Ignacio Martínez de Pisón (novel), Ignacio Martínez de Pisón (screenplay)

Stars:

Antonio Resines, Maribel Verdú, Miriam Díaz-Aroca

1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Antonio Resines	...	Antonio Lozano
Maribel Verdú	...	Paquita
Miriam Díaz-Aroca	...	Estrella
Fernando Ramallo	...	Felipe
Jesús Bonilla	...	Félix
Maite Blasco	...	Tía Elvira
Ramón Langa	...	Tío Jorge
Montserrat Carulla	...	Abuela
Alicia Hermida	...	Benita
Fernando Vivanco	...	Funcionario jefe
Natalia Menéndez	...	Tía Cristina
Tania Adam	...	Miranda
Kathya Adam	...	Amy
Luis Pérezagua	...	Guardia Civil 1
Roger Álvarez	...	Padre Apellániz

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

virginity | salesman | female nudity | nudity | dictatorship | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish English

Release Date:

28 November 1997 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Backroads

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fernando Trueba Producciones Cinematográficas, Kaplan S.A., Olmo Films S.L.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Antonio Resines is the heart of the movie, he's great...

But sadly the rest is not as great. A weak and typical script, really poor acting (with the exception of Resines, of course) and bad, bad description of the time (the 70's, just before Franco's death) and the characters (especially the women).

Is a movie similar to "Imaginary Crimes" (1994), about a poor man, a loser (Resines) who doesn't have a permanent home and travels with his son (Ramallo), always being involved in dirty and not very smart business. The intentions of the movie are honest and maybe this could have been a really good movie, but the poor character development (we've seen this thousand times) and some stupid roles like Miriam Diaz Aroca's make the movie little interesting.

We have Resines, though. An actor who's always magnificent, in comedy and drama (see "La buena estrella") and in not very good movies like this one. Only because of him the movie is worth watching...