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Other Side (The)

Country: Spain, Language: Spanish, 130 mins

Original Title

El otro barrio
  • Director: Salvador García Ruiz
  • Writer: Salvador García Ruiz; Elvira Lindo
  • Producer: Gerardo Herrero; Javier Lopez Blanco

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Suspected of murder, fifteen year-old Ramón Fortuna (Jorge Alcázar) is held in a detention centre. He feels as if he has woken from a dream, a dream lived in Vallecas, a working-class neighborhood in Madrid. His childhood is over. His mother and sister have dedicated their lives to him; now, although convinced of his innocence, they are powerless. His lawyer Marcelo (Alex Casanovas) - another son of El Barrio - is reluctant to take the case, happier to sever all ties with his secret past and a love long lost.


Una historia de dos vidas qie convergen: la del adolescente Ramón y la del abogado Marcelo. El chaval sufre las consecuencias de unas muertes fortuitas que lo obligan a ingresar en un centro de acogida. El letrado, amigo de la família del crío, se ocupa de su caso, lo que lo devuelve a un barrio, Vallecas, del que huyó y que ahora le trae recuerdos de su pasado. La amistad de Aníbal y la relación matrimonial con Sara salvan a uno y a otro de sus demonios.


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Cast & Characters

Alex Casanovas as Marcelo;
Jorge Alcazar as Ramon;
Alberto Ferreiro as Anibal;
Pepa Pedroche as Gloria;
Empar Ferrer as Madre;
Monica Lopez as Sara;
Guillermo Toledo as Vicente;
Joaquin Climent as Padre;
Celia Bermejo;
Ana Lucia Billate;
Rocio Calvo;
Cristina Camison;
Dafne Fernandez;
Ana Frau;
Esperanza Gallut as Secretary