Seres queridos (2004)

Directors:

Dominic Harari
Teresa Pelegri

Writers:

Dominic Harari (writer)
Teresa Pelegri (writer)

Release Date:

9 July 2004 (Spain)

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:

Jewish | Female To Male Footsie Playing | Footsie Under The Table | College Professor | Television Reporter

Awards:

4 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Guillermo Toledo	...	Rafi
Marián 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

Also Known As:

Only Human (International: English title) (UK)

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:

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

Company:

Canal+ España

Trivia:

Visa d'exploitation en France #111613

A good social comedy

Thoroughly enjoyable tale of a woman in Spain bringing her Palestinian boyfriend home to meet her Jewish family. Needless to say all sorts of stereotypes and clichés pop up but it's all done in a reasonably realistic yet funny way. It's all played very much for laughs and this works as it is certainly one of the funnier movies that I have seen this year. It is also a victory for the basics of cinema. There are no special effects, no big artist soundtracks and as it was a foreign movie for me, it translated well and had no big stars. The story moves along perfectly and we see all of the characters that we need to see for the purposes of the story. If I had one criticism it would be that the end slightly over simplifies certain issues raised and feels a little too tidy given what has gone before. I felt that there either should have been one last joke to end on or perhaps an edgier/darker resolution to the issues raised. Nonetheless, it remains an amusing insight into the fact that families will drive you mad, no matter what!