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Suburbs (Spanish: Adosados) is a 1996 Spanish drama film directed by Mario Camus based on the novel by Félix Bayón which stars Antonio Valero, Ana Duato, Jaume Valls, Lluís Homar, and Boris Nevzorov.
| Suburbs | |
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| Spanish | Adosados |
| Directed by | Mario Camus |
| Screenplay by |
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| Based on | Adosados by Félix Bayón |
| Produced by | Enrique Cerezo |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jaume Peracaula |
| Edited by | José Mª Biurrun |
| Music by | Sebastián Mariné |
Production company | Enrique Cerezo PC |
| Distributed by | Lider Films |
Release date |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
A visit to the veterinarian triggers a series of lies that jeopardizes the routine and peaceful suburban life of a successful auditor with his wife and children.[1][2]
The film was produced by Enrique Cerezo PC.[2]
Suburbs was released theatrically in Spain on 9 August 1996.[5] It also screened at the Montreal Film Festival later in August that year.[6]
Godfrey Cheshire of Variety billed the film as an "awitty, downbeat allegory of middle-class fears".[2]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1996 | 20th Montreal World Film Festival | Best Screenplay | Mario Camus, Félix Bayón | Won |
The films has been studied within the scope of an examination of the "culture of the townhouse" as a "control device by the Spanish democratic governments in the 1990s through the urban restructuring of the suburbs of large cities".[8]
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