Film

Lena

2001 · 1h 37m · Drama · Adventure

IMDb

6.7

Set in Galicia in northwest Spain - an area famed for its beauty and smuggling - this film shows a once-thriving fishing and shipbuilding culture fallen on hard times. Feisty, street smart Lena, 18, lives in semi-penury with her hard-drinking slob of a father, Gorrión, and hopes to escape by getting a grant to study in Portugal. Gorrion is mixed up with local drug-smuggling mafiosi, that includes Lena's godfather, Gitano, their Portugese Cachero, and the strong, silent Milio. One day, Lena returns from her job to find Gorrion badly beaten up: The gang had accused him of stealing. Lena visits the gangsters and offers to help pay off her father's debt by working for them. After Gorrion forgets to deliver Lena's grant papers, a fragile emotional bond develops between Lena and Milio. When they set off to Portugal to do a job, events start to ramble.

Manuel Manquiña

Gorrión

Marta Larralde

Lena

Roberto Álvarez

Milio

Luis Tosar

Gitano

Iván Hermés

Manu

Nuria Sanz

Mariola

Vítor Norte

Cachero

Luis Zahera

Antonio

Carlos Kaniowsky

Esteban

Israel Rodríguez

Tono

Antón Reixa

Fernández

• Gonzalo TapiaDirector · Writer
• David MuñozScreenplay
• Antonio TrashorrasScreenplay
• Ángel Hernández ZoidoEditor

Release date

May 11, 2001

Status

Released

Original language

Spanish

Runtime

1h 37m

Genres

Drama, Adventure