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  • 2018
  • Caramel Films
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2018
  • Caramel Films
  • 1 h 30 m
Lots of Kids, a Monkey and a Castle

Summary Spanish actor Gustavo Salmerón steps behind the camera to capture the winsome eccentricities of his extraordinary mother Julita, who had three dreams: having lots of kids, owning a monkey, and living in a castle.

Directed By: Gustavo Salmerón

Written By: Beatriz Montañez, Raúl de Torres, Gustavo Salmerón

  • 2018
  • Caramel Films
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2018
  • Caramel Films
  • 1 h 30 m

Lots of Kids, a Monkey and a Castle

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary Spanish actor Gustavo Salmerón steps behind the camera to capture the winsome eccentricities of his extraordinary mother Julita, who had three dreams: having lots of kids, owning a monkey, and living in a castle.

Directed By: Gustavo Salmerón

Written By: Beatriz Montañez, Raúl de Torres, Gustavo Salmerón

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80
Dec 13, 2018
Along with the loving portraiture are elements of peculiar mystery.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 18, 2018
Salmerón’s film, crammed as full of tchotchkes and knick-knacks and bibelots as one of his mother’s closets, refutes that, presenting an endearingly haphazard portrait of an extraordinary woman and the family she made — one that has discovered its own, completely unique way to be happy.
By Jessica Kiang FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 18, 2018
At its core, Lots of Kids, A Monkey, and a Castle is an intimate, humorous, and heartfelt love letter to the filmmaker’s mother and her indomitable spirit and will to rise above the inevitable pitfalls of life.
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70
Oct 18, 2018
This laidback documentary portrait – directed by her son, Spanish actor Gustavo Salmerón – takes on a casual, boisterously wistful air, as the eccentric octogenarian reflects on her many years, while the extended clan buzzes excitedly around.
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70
Oct 18, 2018
What viewers take away from Kids is the sense that even after 80 years of hard living, it’s still possible to live a meaningful, happy and influential existence — an authentically feel-good message for these feel-bad times.
By Jonathan Holland FULL REVIEW
70
Oct 18, 2018
What Salmerón is after, however, is a simple portrait of hilarious exuberance, hard-won togetherness and strange wisdom. That search yields results.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Sueños Despiertos
Release Date Oct 19, 2018
Duration 1 h 30 m
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Awards

Luxembourg City Film Festival
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Camden International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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