God Is on the Air ( No somos nadie )

God Is on the Air (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: No somos nadie
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Malaga Spanish Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
91 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Alternative Footage
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu
Music Video
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Storyboards
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2002 and produced in:
Spain ( Spain, Portugal )

Directed By:
Jordi Mollà

Written By:
José M. Garasino
Helio Mira

Actors:
Jordi Mollà ..... Salva
Candela Peña ..... Espe
Juan Carlos Vellido ..... Angel (as Carlos Vellido)
Daniel Giménez Cacho ..... Bigardo
Franco di Francescoantonio ..... Presidente
Florinda Chico ..... Mari
Álex Angulo ..... El Chirlas
Enrique Villén ..... Codi
José-Maria Sagone ..... Abuelo
Germán Montaner ..... Atanasio
Valentina Alonso ..... Loli
Manuel Puchades ..... Hombre Medallón
Silvia Casanova ..... Degollación
Fernando Albizu ..... Transportista
Eduardo Antuña ..... Ex-Compañero

Synopsis:

Actor Jordi Mollа made his directorial debut with this satiric drama, which casts a jaundiced eye on the world of television. Salva (Mollа) and his best friend, Angel (Juan Carlos Vellido), are a pair of homeless men who scrape together a living begging in a train station. After the men are implicated in the killing of a priest, Salva and Angel are put behind bars, where they are spotted by the producer of "Harsh Treatment," a reality television show in which the viewing audience is asked to judge if the contestants are innocent or guilty of the crimes of which they are accused. With his long hair and kind eyes, Salva looks a bit like Jesus, and Bigardo (Daniel Gimйnez Cacho), the creator of the show, decided to play the resemblance for all it's worth; the home audience not only acquits Salva, but he's given a new job as a TV preacher. Disillusioned, Angel goes back to the gutter, while Salva, who is uncertainly navigating the ladder of success, becomes deeply infatuated with Espe (Candela Peсa), Bigardo's significant other.

The literal translation of the original Spanish title, No Somos Nadie, is something like I am Nothing. Of course, I am Nothing isn't a very catchy title for American audiences.
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The world is going crazy, churches are predicting the coming of a new messiah, and Salva (who looks kind of like a cheap painting of Jesus) and his friend are just trying to make a living as beggars. Salva gets a great idea, steals a giant cross from his mother, and sets out to preach the word. Then, he accidentally kills a priest. With the cross. So, a TV show that judges and executes criminals on the air, and which has been falling behind in the ratings, decides that Salva might help them win their audience back. In fact, Salva becomes so popular that they don't even kill him. Instead, they give him his own show. With this, all the troubles of fame come crashing down on the former beggar, along with the pressures of being hailed as the new messiah.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 15 November, 2005.

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