Fresh
No wonder Daniel wants Laura: I almost fell in love with her myself.
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Me Too
Why Would You Want to Be Normal?
2009 · 1h 43m · N/A
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Antonio Naharro
,
Álvaro Pastor
Overview
Daniel, a recent university graduate with Down's Syndrome falls in love on his first day at work in the Department of Social Services. Laura is an outsider who spends her nights in the city's crowded clubs and singles' bars, escaping her problems in the arms of total strangers. Yet despite their apparent incompatibility, the two strike up a moving, bittersweet friendship that touches them both and eventually sets them on the road to happiness.
Director and cast
- Antonio Naharro Director
- Álvaro Pastor Director
- Lola Dueñas as Laura
- Pablo Pineda as Daniel
- Isabel García Lorca as Mª Ángeles
- Antonio Naharro as Santi
- Pedro Álvarez-Ossorio as Bernabé
- María Bravo as Reyes
- Consuelo Trujillo as Consuelo
- Joaquín Perles as Pepe
- Teresa Arbolí as Rocío
- Ana De los Riscos as Macarena
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
83%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Features uniformly good performances by the actors ... But the cliched, heavy-handed script lets them down.
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Fresh
The film powerfully hits the note of universalism that is its goal; haven't many of us fallen for someone that we, they, and the world deem out of our league?
Ernest Hardy, Village Voice
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