Hola, ¿estás sola? (1995)

Director:

Icíar Bollaín

Writers:

Julio Medem (contributing writer) and
Icíar Bollaín (writer)

Release Date:

19 January 1996 (Spain)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Nina is a 20 years old girl from Valladolid who lives with her divorced father, an autoritarian and conservative man...

Plot Keywords:

Spain | Youth | Society

Awards:

7 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Silke	...	Niña
Candela Peña	...	Trini
Álex Angulo	...	Pepe
Elena Irureta	...	Mariló
Arcadi Levin	...	Olaf
Daniel Guzmán	...	Novio
Pedro Miguel Martínez	...	Padre (as Pedro M. Martínez)
Antonio de la Torre	...	Joven
Ruth Rodríguez	...	Inquilina
Alfonso Nsue	...	Inquilino
Amelia Ochandiano	...	Casera
David Jareño	...	Jefe de Estación

Also Known As:

Hi, Are You Alone? (Australia)

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Colour:

Colour (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Spain:13

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Spain

Company:

Canal+ España

Soundtrack:

Canción del paraiso

A glorious romp across Spain that engages the heart...

Both Candela Peña and Silke are fantastic as "Trini" and "La Niña", two girls who decide to run away together to get rich. Whilst they don't quite achieve their financial aim, they do discover a lot about themselves, deal with several personal issues weighing them down, and cement their friendship through learning to rely on each other. Silke is utterly believable as the girl who resents the fact that her mother abandoned her and her father as a child, and Candela Peña plays the role of an orphan who so desperately needs a mother she is willing to borrow Niña's. The two laugh, cry and make love to a Russian across the Spanish plain, and we are fortunate enough to become a part of their world for the film's duration. I thoroughly enjoyed it, a great debut effort by Icíar Bollain - ¡enhorabuena, guapa!