18 Meals (2011)

  • NR
  • 09/30/2011 (FR)
  • Drama, Comedy
  • 1h 41m

Overview

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?

Jorge Coira

Director, Writer

Araceli G. Cabreira

Writer

Diego Ameixeiras

Writer

Cast

Luis Tosar's headshot

Luis Tosar

Edu
Federico Pérez Rey's headshot

Federico Pérez Rey

Tuto
Víctor Fábregas's headshot

Víctor Fábregas

Fran
Esperanza Pedreño's headshot

Esperanza Pedreño

Sol
Gael Nodar Fernández's headshot

Gael Nodar Fernández

Gael
Mario Zorrilla's headshot

Mario Zorrilla

Teo
José María Pérez's headshot

José María Pérez

Grandfather
María del Carmen Pereira's headshot

María del Carmen Pereira

Grandmother

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