2023-05-05
LA MALA FAMILIA
BRBR'S FIRST FEATURE FILM RELEASED ON NETFLIX
La Mala Familia, a documentary film directed by Nacho Villar and Luis Rojo, members of the BRBR collective, tells the story of a group of friends who have not been able to see each other for some time and who take advantage of Andresito's leave from prison to get together and enjoy a beautiful summer day in the suburbs of Madrid. At sunset, they will have to face a problem from the past that threatens to put them all in jail.
Credits : LA MALA FAMILIA - BRBR - 2022
Nacho Villar and Luis Rojo are recognized today as one of the most promising emerging talents in Europe, especially thanks to the three films Heroes of Today, which have been widely awarded (Gold and Silver Lions). They are also part of the prestigious Saatchi&Saatchi New Creators Showcase.
BRBR also received several awards for Mala familia. The documentary had its world premiere in Seville in the New Waves section. Since then, it has undertaken a long journey through different festivals such as the Rotterdam Festival and the BAFICI, a few days before its commercial premiere in Spain. It has also won awards in other festivals such as the Festival Márgenes de Madrid (honorable mention of the jury), Miradasdoc (best national documentary), IbizaCineFest (special award AC IbizaCineFest for best national feature film) and the International Film Festival of Murcia IBAFF (audience award).
In this opening scene presented exclusively in the prestigious Spanish film magazine FOTOGRAMAS, we discover the group of friends, their desire for fun, freedom and pleasure in the heat of the city of Madrid but where we do not know where the night will end.
Credits : LA MALA FAMILIA - BRBR - 2022
La Mala Familia is a film from the guts of a community of which the filmmakers themselves are part. Their talent, combined with the need to share and give visibility to issues that do not exist in contemporary cinema.
It is a film that captures a reality of the city of Madrid, of Spain, of Europe, made with the affection and closeness that are fundamental for it to be an exercise of showing, of giving back, of being able to launch a reflection to the society that welcomes the film with enthusiasm but does not give the same treatment to its protagonists when they are in the street.
La Mala Familia" is produced by Tasio, Blur and Iconica & Birth, with the support of La incubadora de la ECAM, the Comunidad de Madrid, the Ayuntamiento de Madrid, IB3 TV and Netflix.
___The film will be released in theaters on May 5, 2023 in Spain and soon on Netflix.