Food and Shelter

2015 Spanish film

Food and Shelter

Spanish| Techo y comida
Directed by| Juan Miguel del Castillo
Written by|

* Juan Miguel del Castillo

Produced by|

* German García
* Alfred Santapau

Starring|

* Natalia de Molina
* Mariana Cordero
* Mercedes Hoyos
* Gaspar Campuzano
* Montse Torrent
* Natalia Roig
* Manuel Tallafé
* Jaime López

Cinematography| Manuel Montero
Edited by| Juan Miguel del Castillo
Music by| Daniel Quiñones

Production
company

Diversa Audiovisual

Release dates

* 23 April 2015 (2015-04-23) (Málaga)
* 4 December 2015 (2015-12-04) (Spain)

Running time

| 89 minutes
Country| Spain
Language| Spanish

Food and Shelter (Spanish: Techo y comida) is a 2015 Spanish drama directed by Juan Miguel del Castillo [es] in his directorial feature debut. It stars Natalia de Molina, who won a Goya Award for her Leading Performance as an unemployed single mother.

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.[1][2][3]

## Plot

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Rocío, 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 Adrián, 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.

## Cast

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* Natalia de Molina as Rocío[4]
* Jaime López as Adrián[5]
* Mariana Cordero[4]
* Mercedes Hoyos[4]
* Gaspar Campuzano[4]
* Montse Torrent[4]
* Natalia Roig[4]
* Manuel Tallafé [es][4]

## Production

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Food and Shelter is the first feature film from Juan Miguel del Castillo, an experienced editor and director of shorts.[6] A Diversa Audiovisual production,[7] the film was largely financed by crowdfunding.[8] It was primarily shot in Jerez,[9] in the province of Cádiz.

## Release

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The film premiered at the 18th Málaga Film Festival on 23 April 2015.[4] Its festival run also included the Film and Human Rights Festival of Pamplona, the Ourense International Film Festival, and the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.[5] Distributed by A Contracorriente Films,[10] it was theatrically released in Spain on 4 December 2015.

## Accolades

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Year  | Award  | Category | Nominee(s)  | Result | Ref.

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2015 | 18th Málaga Film Festival | Silver Biznaga for Best Actress | Natalia de Molina | Won | [11]
Audience Award | Won
2016 | 30th Goya Awards | Best Actress | Natalia de Molina | Won | [12]
Best New Director | Juan Miguel del Castillo | Nominated
Best Original Song | "Techo y comida" by Daniel Quiñones Perulero and Miguel Carabante Manzano | Nominated
60th Sant Jordi Awards | Best Spanish Actress | Natalia de Molina | Won | [13]

## See also

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* List of Spanish films of 2015

## References

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1. ^ Wendy Ide (18 November 2015). "'Food And Shelter': Review". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
2. ^ Jordi Costa [1], El País, 4 December 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Natalia de Molina pone rostro a la crisis económica en "Techo y comida"". La Razón. 23 March 2015.
5. ^ a b "Exitoso preestreno solidario de la película 'Techo y Comida' a beneficio de Cruz Roja". Diario de Jerez. Grupo Joly. 2 December 2015.
6. ^ Tracey Korsten (8 May 2016). "Spanish Film Festival Review: Food and Shelter". Glam Adelaide. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
7. ^ "'Techo y comida' – estreno en cines 4 de diciembre". Audiovisual451. 30 November 2015.
8. ^ Jonathan Holland (28 April 2015). "'Food and Shelter' ('Techo y comida'): Malaga Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
9. ^ Fdez Quintanilla, Pablo (29 October 2017). "La 2 estrena hoy 'Techo y comida'". Diario de Jerez. Grupo Joly.
10. ^ Ruiz, Paula Arantzazu (30 November 2015). "Techo y comida". Cinemanía - via 20minutos.es.
11. ^ "Festival de Málaga 2015: Palmarés completo". Cinemanía. 25 April 2015 - via 20minutos.es.
12. ^ Meseguer, Astrid (8 February 2016). "Todos los ganadores de los Premios Goya 2016". La Vanguardia.
13. ^ "RNE entrega los 60º Premios Sant Jordi de Cinematografía". rtve.es. 11 April 2016.

## External links

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* Food and Shelter at IMDb
* This article is derived from Techo y comida by journalists from 20minutos.es which is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

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