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Hitting Bottom (1998)

Original title: En la puta calle

1998-04-29 · 1h 32m · ES
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Juan Gutiérrez, 44, an electrician, has been unemployed for a long time. He decides to leave his family to go find work in Madrid, believing that in the big city the opportunities will be greater. Once there, he discovers that things are not as he believed. He is an electrician. He doesn't want to clean windshields at stoplights or clean cabarets at dawn. He wants to work as an electrician. Occasionally she meets Andy, a Caribbean mulatto who boasts bulletproof optimism. With his sharp wit, he manages as best he can, trying not to be found by the immigration authorities. Despite the distances, "Gallego" and "Sudaca" become friends.

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Enrique GabrielDirector

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Ramón BareaRamón BareaJuan GutierrezLuis Alberto GarcíaLuis Alberto GarcíaAndy CardosoHaydée InchaustiHaydée InchaustiJuan's SonSandro GutiérrezSandro GutiérrezJuan's SonLola CanterosLola CanterosJuan's WifeMarga EscuderoMarga EscuderoMargaritaRoberto Díaz GomarRoberto Díaz GomarDandy pensiónSaid El YaminSaid El YaminMohamedIone IrazabalIone IrazabalEmpleada INEMLucas GarcíaLucas GarcíaCamareroDaniel HuarteDaniel HuarteSoldierPaco CataláPaco CataláFelipe González

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Genre affinityDramaDialogue densityDramaDirector preference470091Actor preference60701 · 295909 · 305985Country preferenceEsDecade preference1990

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What is Hitting Bottom about?

Juan Gutiérrez, 44, an electrician, has been unemployed for a long time. He decides to leave his family to go find work in Madrid, believing that in the big city the opportunities will be greater. Once there, he discovers that things are not as he believed. He is an electrician. He doesn't want to clean windshields at stoplights or clean cabarets at dawn. He wants to work as an electrician. Occasionally she meets Andy, a Caribbean mulatto who boasts bulletproof optimism. With his sharp wit, he manages as best he can, trying not to be found by the immigration authorities. Despite the distances, "Gallego" and "Sudaca" become friends.

How long is Hitting Bottom?

Hitting Bottom has a runtime of 92 minutes.