| Food and Shelter | |
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| Spanish | Techo y comida |
| Directed by | Juan Miguel del Castillo |
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| Cinematography | Manuel Montero |
| Edited by | Juan Miguel del Castillo |
| Music by | Daniel Quiñones |
Production company | Diversa Audiovisual |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Food and Shelter (Spanish:Techo y comida) is a 2015 Spanish drama directed byJuan Miguel del Castillo [es] in his directorial feature debut. It starsNatalia de Molina, who won aGoya Award for her Leading Performance as an unemployed single mother.
The film reflects the stresses faced by individuals as the impact of the2007–2008 global economic crisis continues to be felt in the Spanish economy.[1][2][3]
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.
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 bycrowdfunding.[8] It was primarily shot inJerez,[9] in theprovince of Cádiz.
The film premiered at the 18thMálaga 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 theTallinn Black Nights Film Festival.[5] Distributed by A Contracorriente Films,[10] it was theatrically released in Spain on 4 December 2015.
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2015 | 18thMálaga 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 | |||
| 60thSant Jordi Awards | Best Spanish Actress | Natalia de Molina | Won | [13] | |