El próximo oriente (2006)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Fernando Colomo

Writers:

Fernando Colomo (story)
Fernando Colomo (written by)

Release Date:

18 August 2006 (Spain)

Genre:

Comedy

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Javier Cifrián	...	Caín
Nur Al Levi	...	Aisha
Asier Etxeandia	...	Abel
Ash Varrez	...	Shakir
Lalita Ahmed	...	Samaah
Gayathri Kesavan	...	Reema
Laskmi Khabrani	...	Fátima
Laura Cepeda	...	Milagros
Víctor Benjumea	...	Cristóbal
Lilian Caro	...	Virginia
Carlos Bañuelos	...	Jorge
Kira Miró	...	Pino
Carmen Parra	...	Gemela 1
María Parra	...	Gemela 2
Azmi Ayyashi	...	Imán

Also Known As:

The Near East (International: English title)

Runtime:

Germany:93 min (European Film Market)

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Filming Locations:

Canary Islands, Spain

Company:

Fernando Colomo Producciones Cinematográficas S.L.

Soundtrack:

Sambituy

The best movie I have seen recently

This is a beautiful and hilarious love story that touches on all kinds of very human themes like inter-racial romance, immigration and its effects on the family, sibling rivalry.. and much more. Plus if you have ever been to Madrid, you can recognize the streets of the Lavapies neighborhood. It is very authentic. All in all I think this is an amazing movie (which by the way I saw in the theater in Madrid) and I was laughing throughout the whole thing! The Spanish humor is great! If you're in the mood for a feel-good movie that has you laughing throughout and can even show you around Madrid a little, go for this one. The writers, director and actors have all done an excellent job!