18 Meals (2010)
Food, glorious food! Some of the most sumptuous and involving films revolve around that most common of acts: eating. 18 MEALS is an omnibus film of criss-crossing stories divided into three segments; breakfast, lunch and dinner. Jorge Coira's debut feature, shot over nine days in Santiago de Compostela has enough tasty portions to please audiences. Amongst Coira's expansive ensemble are aging street musician Edu, a pair awaking from a one-night stand, a businessman visiting his closeted homosexual brother and a lonely housewife, Sol. Victor and Sol are two of 18 MEALS' most fascinating characters as they each hide something - his sexuality, her depression - from those around them. Best of all is Pedro Alsono as Vladimir, a local celebrity actor who makes a meal for a mystery woman who never arrives. Who hasn't gone to a lot of trouble to do something extra special for someone just to have it go unappreciated?
Director: Jorge Coira
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Luis Tosar as Edu |
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Federico Pérez Rey as Tuto |
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Víctor Fábregas as Fran |
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Esperanza Pedreño as Sol |
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Gael Nodar Fernández as Gael |
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Mario Zorrilla as Teo |
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José María Pérez as Grandfather |
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María del Carmen Pereira as Grandmother |
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Pedro Alonso as Vladimir Torres |
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Nuncy Valcárcel as Rosana |
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Camila Bossa as Ana |
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Juan Carlos Vellido as Juan |
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Xosé Barato as Lucas |
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Cristina Brondo as Nuria |
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Esteban Martínez as Butcher |
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Milan Tocinovski as Spasek |
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Sergio Peris-Mencheta as Sergio |
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Víctor Clavijo as Víctor |
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María Vázquez as Mar |
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Víctor Duplá as The Protesting Customer |
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Jorge Cabezas as Jorge Cabezas |
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Ricardo de Barreiro as Nito |
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Xosé Manuel Olveira as José |
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Antonio Mourelos as Víctor |
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Sonia Martínez as Waitress |
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Luis Coira as Doctor |
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Isabel Naveira as Laura |
| Writing | Diego Ameixeiras | Writer |
| Directing | Jorge Coira | Director |
| Writing | Araceli G. Cabreira | Writer |
| Writing | Jorge Coira | Writer |
| Production | Farruco Castromán | Producer |
| Production | Jorge Coira | Associate Producer |
| Production | Fernanda Del Nido | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Jorge Coira | Editor |
| Sound | Diego S. Staub | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Diego S. Staub | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Carlos Mouriño | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Piti Sanz | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Antonio Pereira | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mariana Razzetti | Costume Design |
| Sound | Alberto Beade | Dialogue Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Raquel Fidalgo | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Fernanda Del Nido | Producer |
| Production | Hugo Castro Fau | Producer |
| Production | Michel Ruben | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Brand Ferro | Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Ignacio de la Cierva | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Carlos Mouriño | Sound Supervisor |
| Sound | Carlos García | Sound Editor |
| Production | Luis Tosar | Producer |
| Sound | Iván Laxe | Original Music Composer |
