Only Human (2004) Seres queridos (original title)

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Directors:

Dominic Harari
Teresa Pelegri

Writers:

Dominic Harari
Teresa Pelegri

Release Date:

1 December 2005 (Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Leni takes Rafi to meet her family in Madrid. Leni's family is Jewish - mother, father, older sister and daughter...

Plot Keywords:

Belly Dancing | Jewish | Wrapped In A Towel | Sitting On The Floor | Dancing On A Table

Awards:

5 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Guillermo Toledo	...	Rafi
Marian Aguilera	...	Leni Dali
María Botto	...	Tania Dali
Fernando Ramallo	...	David Dalenski
Norma Aleandro	...	Gloria Dali
Alba Molinero	...	Paula Dali
Max Berliner	...	Dudu Dali
Mario Martín	...	Ernesto Dali
Emiliana Olmedo	...	Old Lady Thief
Balbino Lacosta	...	Neighbor Downstairs (as Balbino Acosta)
Paco Martínez	...	Night Security
Manuel Rodal	...	Man in Office
Sara Deray	...	Woman in Office
Ramata Koite	...	Prostitute No. 1
Yohana Cobo	...	Prostitute No. 2
Yolanda Hernandez	...	Blonde Screensaver
Carlos Herranz	...	Pimp
Esther Voong	...	Girl on Scooter

Directed by
Dominic Harari
Teresa Pelegri		(as Teresa De Pelegri)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Dominic Harari
Teresa Pelegri

Produced by
Mariela Besuievsky	....	producer
Pablo Bossi	....	co-producer
Paulo Branco	....	co-producer
Patrick Cassavetti	....	co-producer
Gerardo Herrero	....	producer
Robert Jones	....	associate producer
Javier López Blanco	....	producer
Ariel Saúl	....	line producer
Adrian Sturges	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Charlie Mole

Cinematography by
Danny Cohen

Film Editing by
Fernando Pardo

Casting by
Camilla-Valentine Isola

Art Direction by
Soledad Seseña

Costume Design by
Estíbaliz Markiegi

Makeup Department
Kenyar Padilla	....	assistant makeup artist
Patricia Rodríguez	....	hair stylist
Susana Sánchez	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Eva Garrido	....	post-production supervisor
Emilio Giménez	....	assistant production manager
Josean Gómez	....	production manager
Axier Pérez	....	assistant production manager
Iñaki Ros	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Yousaf Bokhari	....	assistant director: preproduction
María Cabello	....	third assistant director
José María González Sinde	....	first assistant director
Andrés G. Schaer	....	assistant director
Ricardo Serrano	....	third assistant director
Falele Ygueravide	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Jaime Anduiza	....	set dresser
Raúl Martín	....	set dresser
Ana Cecilia Tejeda	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Paul Carr	....	sound re-recording mixer
Arturo Garcia Martin	....	sound designer (as Arturo García)
David Mantecón	....	sound

Special Effects by
Juan Pablo Buscarini	....	special effects
María Laura Moure	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Alfonso Nieto	....	digital effects supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department
Sergio Delgado	....	focus puller
David Fernández	....	second assistant camera
Javier Portabales	....	electrician
Lucie Seymour	....	focus puller
Joaquín Sánchez	....	gaffer

Editorial Department
Chema Alba	....	scanning and film recording
Mercedes Alted	....	assistant editor
Yolanda Cáceres	....	color timer
Noelia Gorrón	....	post-production coordinator
Enrique Jiménez	....	colorist
Verónica Pérez	....	scanning and film recording
Virginia Romero	....	post-production coordinator
Telson S.L.	....	post-production
Silvia Torralba	....	post-production coordinator

Other crew
Elena Gil Nagel	....	script supervisor
Richard Hyland	....	production accountant: UK

Thanks
Jesse Gordon	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Canal+ España (participation)
• Greenpoint Films
• Madragoa Filmes (co-production)
• Patagonik Film Group (co-production)
• Tornasol Films
• UK Film Council (associate production)

Distributors

• Renaissance Films (2004-2006) (worldwide) (all media)
• A-Film Distribution (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2005) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Frenetic Films (2005) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Haut et Court (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• Magnolia Pictures (2006) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Verve Pictures (2005) (UK) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Cameo Media (2005) (Spain) (DVD)
• Magnolia Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Patagonik Film Group (special effects)

Other Companies

• Cherokee Luz  electrical material
• Cinearte  editing studio (as Estudios Cinearte)
• Gearbox Sound and Vision  additional ProTools systems supplied by
• Reni Catering  catering
• Sonart Audio  sound post-production
• Telson  post-production facilities
• Telson  telecine and post production
• Villa de Madrid  travel agency

Also Known As:

"Seres queridos" - Spain (original title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some sexual content, nudity and language

Runtime:

France:93 min | Argentina:93 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival) | USA:85 min

Country:

Spain | Argentina | Portugal | UK

Language:

Spanish | Hebrew | Arabic | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13 | France:U | Germany:0 | Ireland:15A | Spain:13 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | UK:15 | USA:R

Company:

Canal+ España

Trivia:

Visa d'exploitation en France #111613

Movie Connections:

Remade as Total Chaos (2014)

Great characters, fun script

I went to see this with very limited expectations as I had not read many reviews but I have to say I really enjoyed it. Its slight zaniness is recognisably Spanish while there were also elements of typically Jewish humour. Some of the set pieces in the film are laugh at loud funny, while the characters are superb - in particular the ex-Israeli army granddad, the ultra religious but very confused son and the nymphomaniac daughter. This is a family with real problems and the comedy is often tinged with sadness. In an albeit short argument at the end between the Jewish daughter and her Palestinian boyfriend the Middle East debate is given a very vocal hearing, and while this film does not attempt to delve into the subject too deeply, it is an amusing, feel-good take on family relationships and Jewish-Arab relations.