Stories from the Kronen

Stories from the Kronen

NR 1995 · 95 min · ★ 6.1 · Drama

Carlos is a young student, just 21. Nice or annoying as he likes, enjoys provoking and transgreding. In the night he goes out to meet his friends in the Kronen, a bar. Every situation can be taken a little farther. There are no limits, no accepted barriers. And more each time, each adventure is chained to the next, as if it were a continuous night. A long description of people: grandfather, parents, sister, girlfriend, friends. And, among that, the obscure will of living every minute as if it were the last one. But something which happens puts Carlos and his friend against a reality they have been trying to ignore.

Directed by Montxo Armendáriz · Written by Montxo Armendáriz

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Juan Diego Botto Carlos
Jordi Mollà Roberto
Eduardo Noriega Joven pelea 1.
Aitor Merino Pedro
Armando del Río Manolo
Diana Gálvez Silvia
Iñaki Méndez Miguel
Mercedes Sampietro Madre de Carlos
André Falcon Abuelo de Carlos
Josep Maria Pou Padre de Carlos
Cayetana Guillén Cuervo Hermana de Carlos
Mary González Tía de Carlos

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