Un cine como tú en un país como éste

Chema de la Peña looks back at the early days of Spain's so called New Spanish Cinema, gathering memories from filmmakers whose first pictures were made among friends with shoestring budgets and a taste for play. He shows how informal shoots, small crews and a distance from the mainstream industry produced films that were meant mostly to be fun, yet some of them surprised critics and audiences. The film focuses on the people behind those projects, directors, actors and writers who later became familiar names, and it stresses how casual production methods acted as statements about youth, culture and cinematic freedom. The tone stays informal and conversational, letting contributors explain their own beginnings.

Released in 2010, the film was directed by Chema de la Peña and created by Óscar de Julián, presenting a feature documentary portrait of Spain's 1980s filmmaking scene and its key participants.

Those early, low-budget films often surprised the industry with positive box office returns, turning informal shoots into mainstream successes that opened doors for a new wave of filmmakers and funded more ambitious projects.

Featuring voices like Fernando Colomo, Fernando Trueba, Imanol Uribe, Carmen Maura and Antonio Resines, the documentary frames those first movies as generational manifestos that influenced storytelling tone, star personas and production habits, and helped normalize smaller crews and flexible funding approaches across Spanish cinema.

Audience and critical response has been modest, the film holding a 6.3/10 average from a very small pool of votes. Viewers interested in film history will find useful firsthand accounts and archival material, while some responses point to uneven pacing. Major themes include friendship-driven creativity, DIY production methods, and the practical ways youthful energy altered industry expectations during the 1980s.