Carlos contra el mundo (2003) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

2003 · 91 mins · Spanish

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Directed by

Chiqui Carabante

Starring

Julián Villagrán, Victoria Mora

Carlos, a teenager from a working‑class neighbourhood in Málaga, loses his father in an accident. Pressured by his family to become the new head of household, he refuses the responsibility. To avoid it, he invents a daily lie, dressing in his father’s old suit and claiming to go to a nonexistent job. As his mother demands money, he must sustain the deception, which grows taller yet remains as fragile as a house of cards.