"Mensaka", a 1998 film from Spain, was shown recently on a cable channel. We decided to take a chance that unfortunately did not pay off the way we thought in spite of some of the people that worked on the project.
Basically it is the story of a group of friends involved in a musical band. They appear to be twenty-somethings that are trying to get recognition, while not conforming to what is expected of them. The film tries to give an impression what this aimless young people must go through in a society that has not been kind to them.
There are some good appearances in the large cast, some of whom, like Tristan Ulloa and Lola Duenas, have gone to bigger, and better things. The direction of Salvador Garcia Ruiz tries to give a balanced account of the way young people are coping with their lives.
Basically it is the story of a group of friends involved in a musical band. They appear to be twenty-somethings that are trying to get recognition, while not conforming to what is expected of them. The film tries to give an impression what this aimless young people must go through in a society that has not been kind to them.
There are some good appearances in the large cast, some of whom, like Tristan Ulloa and Lola Duenas, have gone to bigger, and better things. The direction of Salvador Garcia Ruiz tries to give a balanced account of the way young people are coping with their lives.