God Is on Air (2002)
"No somos nadie" (original title)

Two Spanish pan-handlers soon find themselves in over their heads when they stumble upon an opportunity to redeem themselves and perhaps the entire planet. The world appears to suffer from ... See full summary »

Director:

Jordi Mollà

Writers:

José M. Garasino, Helio Mira,

Stars:

Jordi Mollà, Candela Peña, Juan Carlos Vellido

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jordi Mollà	...	Salva
Candela Peña	...	Espe
Juan Carlos Vellido	...	Angel
Daniel Giménez Cacho	...	Bigardo
Franco di Francescantonio	...	Presidente
Florinda Chico	...	Mari
Álex Angulo	...	El Chirlas
Enrique Villén	...	Codi
José María Sagone	...	Abuelo
Germán Montaner	...	Atanasio
Valentina Alonso	...	Loli
Manuel Puchades	...	Hombre Medallón
Silvia Casanova	...	Degollación
Fernando Albizu	...	Transportista
Eduardo Antuña	...	Ex-Compañero

Storyline

Two Spanish pan-handlers soon find themselves in over their heads when they stumble upon an opportunity to redeem themselves and perhaps the entire planet. The world appears to suffer from rampant poverty, violence and spiritual desperation and the relentless news media force-feeds these images to the Spanish people. A popular reality television show lets the audience decide between life or death for suspected felons, and one of the opportunistic pan-handlers attempts to escape poverty through this raucous and sensational TV program.

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Plot Keywords:

television | sect | murder

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Taglines:

La televisión está buscando su próxima estrella. Atrévete.

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some violent images and brief nudity

Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

26 April 2002 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Dios está en el aire

Company Credits

Production Co:

Antena 3 Televisión, Lolafilms, TeleMadrid

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min 93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Decent.

A surprising rent at a local video store, I was pleased to find a media satire worthy enough to challenge Oliver Stone's "Natural Born Killers." And almost as disturbing. I think it went well with my viewing to be in late 2004 watching the Republican Machine do it's magic on the majority of America's television viewing populous. It brings up the question "Are we really that manipulative?"

It definitely skewed my view. There was also a larger theological question being provoked- the story of Christ. Could word of mouth and overwhelming dependence on something exploitive as television produce a messiah? Could the story of Christ been exaggerated? Could it have been completely fabricated? It's something the movie puts in a extremely perceptive light.