Flowers From Another World
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Patricia, a woman from Dominican Republic, needs a home and an economic security that her illegal status in Madrid does not provide her. Milady, twenty, born in Havana and dying to travel the world. Marirosi has a job, a home, and the most complete solitude... just like Alfonso, Damián and Carmelo, men from the St. Eulalia, a village lacking both marrying women and future. A bachelors' party forces the encounter between them and the beginning of this bittersweet story of sharing a living.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1999-05-28
Runtime: 108 mins
Director: Icíar Bollaín
Writer: Icíar Bollaín, Julio Llamazares
Spoken language: Español
Genres: Drama
Original title: Flowers From Another World
Production Companies: Alta Films, Producciones La Iguana S.L.
Production Countries: Spain
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