Éramos pocos (2005)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Borja Cobeaga

Writers:

Sergio Barrejón (writer)
Borja Cobeaga (writer)

Genre:

Short | Comedy

Plot:

After his wife leaves him, Joaquín brings his mother-in-law back home to look after him and his son.

Plot Keywords:

Mother In Law | Housework | Father Son Relationship | Bedsheet | Boy

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 8 wins

Cast

Ramón Barea	...	Joaquín
Mariví Bilbao	...	Lourdes
Alejandro Tejerías	...	Fernando (as Alejandro Tejería)

Directed by
Borja Cobeaga

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Sergio Barrejón		writer
Borja Cobeaga		writer

Produced by
Oihana Olea	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Aránzazu Calleja

Cinematography by
Ignacio Giménez-Rico

Film Editing by
Jesús Ramé

Art Direction by
Enrique Ferrero
Ali Larrey		(as Alicia Larrey)

Costume Design by
Pedro Moreno

Production Management
Pedro Ruigómez	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Aitor Gutiérrez	....	second assistant director
Jesús Salcedo	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Idoia Esteban	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Miguel Carretero	....	sound
David Rodríguez	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Alfonso Pozas	....	camera operator
Héctor Rodríguez	....	assistant camera

Music Department
Ana Álvarez Prada	....	musician
Aránzazu Calleja	....	musician: piano
Aránzazu Calleja	....	musician: violin
Itxaso Díez	....	musician: violin

Other crew
Paola Cazzaniga	....	production assistant
Eduardo Elósegi	....	titles
Nahikari Ipiña	....	production assistant

Thanks
Luis Berdejo	....	thanks (as Luiso Berdejo)
Jorge Dorado	....	thanks (as Jorge C. Dorado)
Fernando Guillén Cuervo	....	thanks
Pedro Olea	....	thanks
Daniel Sánchez Arévalo	....	thanks
Koldo Serra	....	thanks
Nacho Vigalondo	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Altube Filmeak S.L.

Distributors

• Magnolia Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)

Also Known As:

One Too Many (USA)

Runtime:

16 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Company:

Altube Filmeak S.L.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV)

Is This Mother-In-Law Too Good To Be True?

Two guys - a father and a son - are lost when the woman of the house disappears. Why the mother left isn't explained. However, one thing is for sure: these guys need to learn a few things. The husband doesn't even know where is socks are, so how is he or his son going to manage an apartment?

They quickly spring into action, going to a nursing home and looking up a long-lost relative: his mother-in-law. Hey, maybe she'd rather be in our place and can run it, they think.

To their surprise, the mother-in-law is almost "too good to be true." She is a great cook, never complains. Does everything for them. It's unbelievable. Something isn't right and one of the men is puzzled....but why rock the boat?

One day the husband calls his wife to tell her about how good her mother-in-law is acting, and how he's sorry he recommended she go into a nursing home. He winds up getting a big surprise. Another surprise is how he winds up handling the first surprise.

Overall, despite the twist at the end, it's nothing extraordinary, film-wise, to warrant an Academy Award nomination, but these days it doesn't take much.