Food and Shelter

Food and Shelter (Spanish: Techo y comida) is a 2015 Spanish drama directed by Juan Miguel del Castillo. It premiered in Spain on 4 December 2015. It won a Goya Award for Best Actress (Natalia de Molina). It is the first feature film from Castillo, an experienced editor and director of shorts.[1]

Food and Shelter
Directed byJuan Miguel del Castillo
Produced by
  • German García
  • Alfred Santapau
Written by
  • Juan Miguel del Castillo
Starring
  • Natalia de Molina
  • Mariana Cordero
  • Mercedes Hoyos
  • Gaspar Campuzano
  • Montse Torrent
  • Natalia Roig
  • Manuel Tallafé
  • Jaime López
Music by
  • Daniel Quiñones
CinematographyManuel Montero
Edited byJuan Miguel del Castillo
Production
company
Diversa Audiovisual
Release date
  • 4 December 2015 (2015-12-04)
Running time
89 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

The film reflects the stresses faced by individuals as the impact of the 2007–2008 global economic crisis continues to be felt in the Spanish economy.[2][3][4] The film was largely financed by crowdfunding.[5]

Plot

Rocio (Natalia de Molina), an unemployed single mother, has barely enough to eat as she does not receive unemployment benefits. Between feelings of shame, failure and the fear of losing custody of her 8-year old son Adrian, she tries to maintain the appearance of living a normal life with some help from a neighbour. The situation becomes worse when the landlord, himself overwhelmed by debts, sues her for the rent she owes.

Awards and nominations

30th Goya Awards

  • Best Actress (Natalia de Molina) - Won
  • Best New Director (Juan Miguel del Castillo) - Nominated
  • Best Original Song ("Techo y comida" by Daniel Quiñones Perulero and Miguel Carabante Manzano) - Nominated

Malaga Film Festival

  • Best Actress (Natalia de Molina) - Won
  • Audience Award - Won [6]

Sant Jordi Awards

  • Best Actress (Natalia de Molina) - Won

References
  1. Tracey Korsten (8 May 2016). "Spanish Film Festival Review: Food and Shelter". Glam Adelaide. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  2. Wendy Ide (18 November 2015). "'Food And Shelter': Review". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  3. Jordi Costa , El País, 4 December 2015. Retrieved on 26 February 2018.
  4. Celia Carrió (5 December 2015). "Techo y comida (2015), de Juan Miguel del Castillo – Crítica". El Cine en la Sombra (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  5. Jonathan Holland (28 April 2015). "'Food and Shelter' ('Techo y comida'): Malaga Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  6. Marc Segura Arasa , Magazinema, 27 November 2015. Retrieved on 26 February 2018.
  • This article is derived from Techo y comida by journalists from 20minutos.es which is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Retrieved on 29 January 2018.
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