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Isi/Disi - Amor a lo bestia

2004 · 88 min · Comedy
4.8 Niche
Comedy Music Romance

Will love compromise one man's devotion to heavy rock? That's the all-important question behind this broad comedy from Spain. Isi (Santiago Segura) and Disi (Florentino Fernandez) are two best friends who live in a lower middle-class neighborhood near Madrid. Isi and Disi aren't especially bright, but their devotion to heavy metal is complete and unquestioned, and they wouldn't be caught dead listening to a lame pop singer like, say , Joaquin Sabina. However, one day Isi sees Vane (Jaydy Michel), a beautiful girl who attends a nearby college, and immediately falls head over heels in love.

Country of origin
🇪🇸 Spain
Year
2004

Trivia & behind the scenes

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Casting

The film stars Santiago Segura and Florentino Fernández as the title characters Isi and Disi, two AC/DC-loving metalhead friends from Leganés, alongside Jaydy Michel as the Mexican university student Vanessa.

Casting

Singer-songwriter Joaquín Sabina appears in a small role playing himself, performing the film's main theme song in a concert scene shot at the Cubierta de Leganés.

Origins

The screenplay was written by Joaquín Górriz and Miguel Ángel Fernández, and the film was directed by Chema de la Peña.

Trivia

The production was backed by Lolafilms and MTV Films Europe in association with Intuition Films, with participation from Spanish broadcasters TVE and Canal+, on a budget of €3.6 million.

Reception

Released theatrically in Spain on 23 July 2004 by United International Pictures, it became the second highest-grossing Spanish film domestically that year.

Reception

The film received mixed-to-negative reviews: El País critic Casimiro Torreiro called its humor coarse and its patriarchal tone something that made it inadvisable for sensible viewers, while Variety's Jonathan Holland noted the unimaginative script was offset by the cast's evident enthusiasm and star power.

Reception

The film received two Goya Award nominations, for Best Song and Best Sound.

Trivia

The film spawned a sequel titled Isi/Disi: alto voltaje, and its soundtrack was also released on CD under the same title as the movie.

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