Two lonely old men discover that renting rooms to chaotic young women is cheaper than therapy.
Roberto is a retired man who lives alone and rents a room in his house to a young student, Carmen, who soon begins to fascinate him; he spreads the joy of his new life to Carlos, an even older friend than him, who also decides to rent a room to another young girl, Sonia, who aspires to be a soccer player despite her dissolute life.
Acting
Myriam Mézières brings chaotic energy to every frame she steals.
Direction
Merinero's handheld intimacy makes awkwardness feel like home.
Director
Fernando Merinero
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Merinero's unofficial 'Caseros y Inquilinas' trilogy about Madrid's housing crisis and weird domestic arrangements.
The film was shot in the director's actual neighborhood with mostly non-professional actors, including retired taxi driver Carlos Iguelas playing himself essentially.
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