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Backroads

“The small but graniosos happenings of the time.”

1997 · 1 h 45 min
Directed by Emilio Martínez-Lázaro
DramaRomance

Cast

Cast not recorded here

Plot

A bus tour of eccentric people travels the Spanish roads in search of purpose, and a road comedy unfolds.

Sinekatalog’s take

Emilio Martínez-Lázaro's Spanish film, Carreteras secundarias, based on Ignacio Martínez de Pisón's novel, is a gentle, sad coming-of-age road film.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.1 / 10 (1,082 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.