Brain Drain (2009)
Emilio, a shy, not too brilliant pupil at a humble local secondary school, has always harboured a secret love for Natalia, the cutest, brightest girl in the class. On the last day of the school year, when he finally decides to declare his love, Natalia is awarded a scholarship to study Medicine at Oxford. It would seem that all is lost for Emilio, but his drop-out school-pals are not ready to throw in the towel. After faking qualifications and scholarships, this band of brainless nuts land in Oxford, causing havoc in the normally peaceful campus existence.
Director: Fernando González Molina
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Mario Casas as Emilio |
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Alberto Amarilla as Chuli |
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Amaia Salamanca as Natalia |
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Canco Rodríguez as Cabra |
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Gorka Lasaosa as Ruedas |
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Pablo Penedo as Corneto |
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Blanca Suárez as Voz angelical |
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Sarah Mühlhause as Claudia |
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Álex Angulo as Cecilio |
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Asunción Balaguer as Abuela Emilio |
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Joan Dalmau as Abuelo Emilio |
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David Fernández as Loren |
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José Luis Gil as Manuel |
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Fernando Guillén as Abuelo Natalia |
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Loles León as Rita |
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Mariano Peña as Julián |
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Antonio Resines as Padre Natalia |
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Carlos Santos as Potro |
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Marilyn Torres as Daisy |
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Simon Cohen as Chamberlain |
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Brendan Price as Decano |
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Reg Wilson as Catedrático |
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Rubén Pasamar as Jarry |
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Lola Cordón as Abuela Natalia |
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Pedro Civera as Director Colegio |
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Carmen García Quirós as Madre Natalia |
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Óscar Casas as Emilio Chico (11 anos) |
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Andrea Díaz as Natalia Chica (11 años) |
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Julia Smerdou as Natalia Niña (6 años) |
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Oliver Vigil as Emilio Niño (6 años) |
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David Feito as Músico - Guitarrista |
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Diego Galaz as Músico - Violinista |
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Sara Gómez as Chica Perro |
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Nuria Haya as Hermana Natalia |
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Adrián Lastra as Bakala 1 |
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Jesús Carrillo as Bakala 2 |
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María León as Chica Disco |
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Jonathan Mellor as Discapacitado |
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Graham Roberts as Anciano |
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Noemí Ruíz as Chica Pasillo |
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Jaskaran Santino Brady as Taxista |
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Penelope Snelling as Señora Inglesa |
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Carlos Velasco as Chico Disco |
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Manuel Vidal as Yonki |
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Ken Appledorn as Camarero (uncredited) |
| Writing | Curro Velázquez | Writer |
| Writing | Álex Pina | Writer |
| Directing | Fernando González Molina | Director |
| Production | Mercedes Gamero | Producer |
| Production | Daniel Écija | Producer |
| Production | Teddy Villalba | Executive Producer |
| Production | Álex Pina | Executive Producer |
| Production | Curro Velázquez | Executive Co-Producer |
| Production | Patricia Nieto | Production Director |
| Camera | Sergio Delgado | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Irene Blecua | Editor |
| Sound | Manel Santisteban | Music |
| Production | Luis San Narciso | Casting |
| Production | Tonucha Vidal | Casting |
| Production | Andrés Cuenca | Casting |
| Directing | Richard Diment | Assistant Director |
| Art | Juan Pedro de Gaspar | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bubi Escobar | Costume Design |
| Sound | Juan Borrell | Sound |
| Sound | Jorge Corral | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Álvaro López-Arregui | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Marc Orts | Sound Mix Technician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paula Cruz | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Miguel Sesé | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paco Rodríguez Frías | Hair Department Head |
| Production | Alberto Poveda Rey | Production Manager |
| Production | Teddy Villalba | Location Manager |
| Crew | Ignacio Carreño | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Emilio Mellán | Stunts |
| Crew | Diego Herberg | Stunts |
| Crew | Juan José Rodríguez | Stunts |
| Crew | Eduardo Moratilla | Stunts |
| Crew | Eduardo Fedriani | Stunts |
| Crew | Celia Fernández | Stunts |
| Crew | Jacobo Gómez | Stunts |
| Crew | Ignacio Álvarez | Stunts |
| Crew | Francisco Garrido | Stunts |