People in Places

People in Places (Gente en sitios) is a 2013 Spanish low-budget comedy film written and directed by Juan Cavestany.

Plot
The plot comprises a series of anecdotal and fragmentary vignettes featuring an overarching link to the theme of Spain in crisis.

Production
The film is an Apaches Entertainment and JCPC production. Cavestany shot the film with the camera in hand. He had the collaboration of more than 80 actors and the participation of people who happened to pass by the shooting.

Release
The film premiered in the 'Vanguard' slate of the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The festival run also included screenings in the 'Zabaltegi' section of the San Sebastián International Film Festival and the Sitges Film Festival. It was released theatrically in Spain on 20 December 2013.

Reception
Jonathan Holland of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the film is "inevitably patchy" but "interest rarely flags" because of "Cavestany's sincere, unpretentious attempt to get his ideas across in a novel way".

Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be "a book of disturbing stories that you see".

Eulàlia Iglesias of Ara rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be "a film outside the traditional orbits to portray a country that has lost its center of gravity".

Accolades

 * rowspan = "2" | 2014 || 1st Feroz Awards || Best Trailer || Raúl de Torres || Won ||
 * 58th Sant Jordi Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Spanish Film || Won ||
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 * 58th Sant Jordi Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Spanish Film || Won ||
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