Food and Shelter explained

Native Name:	Nolink: yes
Director:	Juan Miguel del Castillo
Music:	Daniel Quiñones
Cinematography:	Manuel Montero
Editing:	Juan Miguel del Castillo
Studio:	Diversa Audiovisual
Runtime:	89 minutes
Country:	Spain
Language:	Spanish

Food and Shelter (Spanish; Castilian: '''Techo y comida'''|links=no) is a 2015 Spanish drama directed by 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

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.

Production

Food and Shelter is the first feature film from Juan Miguel del Castillo, an experienced editor and director of shorts.^[4] A Diversa Audiovisual production,^[5] the film was largely financed by crowdfunding.^[6] It was primarily shot in Jerez,^[7] in the province of Cádiz.

Release

The film premiered at the 18th Málaga Film Festival on 23 April 2015.^[8] 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. Distributed by A Contracorriente Films,^[9] it was theatrically released in Spain on 4 December 2015.

Accolades

|-| rowspan = "2" align = "center" | 2015 || rowspan = "2" | 18th Málaga Film Festival || Silver Biznaga for Best Actress || Natalia de Molina || || rowspan = "2" | ^[10] |-| colspan = "2" | Audience Award || |-| rowspan = "4" align = "center" | 2016 || rowspan = "3" | 30th Goya Awards || Best Actress || Natalia de Molina || || rowspan = "3" | ^[11] |-| Best New Director || Juan Miguel del Castillo || |-| Best Original Song || "Techo y comida" by Daniel Quiñones Perulero and Miguel Carabante Manzano || |-| 60th Sant Jordi Awards || Best Spanish Actress || Natalia de Molina || || ^[12] |}

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2015

External links

• • 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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wendy Ide . 'Food And Shelter': Review . Screendaily.com . 18 November 2015 . 9 February 2018.
2. Jordi Costa https://elpais.com/cultura/2015/12/03/actualidad/1449164529_281091.html, El País, 4 December 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
3. Web site: Celia Carrió . Techo y comida (2015), de Juan Miguel del Castillo – Crítica . El Cine en la Sombra . 5 December 2015 . 26 February 2018. es.
4. Web site: Tracey Korsten . Spanish Film Festival Review: Food and Shelter . Glam Adelaide . 8 May 2016 . 9 February 2018.
5. Web site: 'Techo y comida' – estreno en cines 4 de diciembre. Audiovisual451. 30 November 2015.
6. Web site: Jonathan Holland . 'Food and Shelter' ('Techo y comida'): Malaga Review . . 28 April 2015 . 2 February 2018.
7. Web site: La 2 estrena hoy 'Techo y comida'. Diario de Jerez. 29 October 2017. Pablo. Fdez Quintanilla. Grupo Joly.
8. Web site: 23 March 2015. Natalia de Molina pone rostro a la crisis económica en "Techo y comida". La Razón.
9. Web site: Techo y comida. Cinemanía. 20minutos.es. 30 November 2015. Paula Arantzazu. Ruiz.
10. Web site: Festival de Málaga 2015: Palmarés completo. Cinemanía. 20minutos.es. 25 April 2015.
11. Web site: Todos los ganadores de los Premios Goya 2016. La Vanguardia. 8 February 2016. Astrid. Meseguer.
12. Web site: rtve.es. RNE entrega los 60º Premios Sant Jordi de Cinematografía. 11 April 2016.