A Slice of Life on Barcelona

This movie is all about story. The title is a slice of life in Barcelona and according to the lives of a deadbeat man, his live life, and a lesbian couple, life is hard. We follow a group of people as they navigate their hard lives living half on the streets. There are love triangles, drugs, lots of making out, and a feel of a punk edge all along the way. The filmmaking is a example of the new indie and I felt myself rooting for the main characters as well as get really angry at them. Main focus is story in this indie feature and I followed it the whole way through. Kudos.

Just the mention of the city of Barcelona evokes romance and the classicism of old world beauty. But in the darkly explorative "A Slice of Life in Barcelona," this historic epicenter of culture hosts the exploration of emotional relationships as they unravel in the city's seedy, lesser-seen underbelly.

Molly and Christina (Madalina Pirvanare and Jessica Hernández) are lovers thrown into turmoil after Christina's inebriation leads to an affair. That infidelity triggers their stories to intertwine with those of Paula and Anna (Anneke Necro and Irina Fernandez), a tandem of chronic thieves who too are lovers. It's under the resulting strain of these converging, war-tested relationships where "A Slice of Life In Barcelona" clenches its teeth and finds its sublime footing.

That's because "A Slice of Life in Barcelona" thrives in the darkness -- the nocturnal cityscape itself, but more too in the human condition. It's a resoundingly bleak film at times (see: "Requiem For A Dream"). Yet the story is emotionally well-honed, and while never constructed to uplift, there are very intentional moments of terrific craft installed here in which a light pokes through the despair. "A Slice of Life in Barcelona" is what uncompromised indie storytelling can look like when crafted by the right hands.

Similar in shooting style and tone as Tangerine, this indie drama about the street life of Barcelona is really compelling!

I really enjoyed this diamond in the rough film that tackles the tragedy of modern day relationships pitted against the allure of hedonism played out in the beautiful city of Barcelona. Thought provoking, wonderfully acted and beautifully directed. Looking forward to watching it again.

A Slice of Life in Barcelona is just that. The movie gives you a "a slice of life" that any from any where in the world can identify with from the ups and downs in relationships and the effects of drugs... I reccomend this film!