
Anita Takes a Chance
Genres
Overview
Fifty-something widow Anita loses her lifetime dream job as a cinema attendant when the new owner wants to tear down the old theater and build a trendy multiplex in its stead. Depressed at first, Anita finds comfort in watching the shirtless hunks on the theater's construction site. She befriends a married excavator operator, Antonio, and the two start their secret candlelit trysts in the site's office cabin. But soon Anita learns that excavators are only needed in the early phase of a construction project...
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
89 min
Release Date
2001-01-26
Status
Released
Original Language
Catalan
Vote Count
5
Vote Average
5
Rosa María Sardà
Anita
Isak Férriz
Dependent
Jose Coronado
Antonio
María Barranco
Natalia
Roger Coma
Cambrer
Aina Clotet
Anita Jove
David Janer
Cati Solivellas
Borja Espinosa
Albert Trifol i Verdú
Jade Pradas
Mercè Arànega
María Barranco
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