Nothing in Return
A runaway teenager discovers an unexpected family among loyal friends and marginalized strangers during a transformative Spanish summer.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- melancholic
- tender
- grounded
- reflective evening
- Spanish cinema night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Darío forms a new family with Luismi, Caralimpia, and Antonia after fleeing his home.
The film is explicitly keyworded as cine quinqui and follows a vulnerable teenager amid urban social marginality.
Luismi remains Darío’s steadfast companion while Darío is separated from his familiar home life.
Darío and his teenage peers develop a meaningful connection with elderly furniture collector Antonia.
Films like Nothing in Return, and why
The 400 Blows
coming-of-age drama centered on friendship, family rupture, and an adolescent seeking belonging
The Kings of Summer
warm but bittersweet youth drama about improvised family and outsiders in an urban setting
Barrio
Spanish social-realist coming-of-age story involving troubled youth, loyalty, and marginality
Movie Details
- Director
- Daniel Guzmán
- Release Date
- 2015-05-08
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (182)
Cast
- Miguel Herrán
- Antonio Bachiller
- Antonia Guzmán
- Felipe García Vélez
- Luis Tosar
- María Miguel
- Miguel Rellán
- Adelfa Calvo
- Antonio Bachiller
- Patricia Santos
Common questions
- What is Nothing in Return about?
- A runaway teenager discovers an unexpected family among loyal friends and marginalized strangers during a transformative Spanish summer.
- What is Nothing in Return like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Nothing in Return as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Nothing in Return violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Nothing in Return as mild.
- Which films are like Nothing in Return?
- Films with a similar feel include The 400 Blows, The Kings of Summer, and Barrio.
- How long is Nothing in Return?
- Nothing in Return runs 97 minutes.
