El Camino de los Ingleses
(English Title, Summer Rain)

Director: Antonio Banderas
Actors: Alberto Amarilla, María Ruiz, Félix Gómez, Raúl Arévalo, Fran Perea, Marta Nieto, Mario Casas, Antonio Garrido, Antonio Zafra, Berta de la Dehesa, Cuca Escribano, Lucio Romero, Ronky Rodríguez, Juan Diego and Victoria Abril.
Release Date: December 1, 2006 (Spain)
Filming Locations: Malaga & Seville, Spain

“There are bits of me in some of the characters, such as jealousy” “I’ve got a deep and dark side which comes out in El Camino de los Ingleses.”

It happened, as Banderas recounts, “as if I had been waiting for the novel before Soler wrote it. And I believe that everything happens for a reason, although the reason sometimes is very well hidden, but it is”. El Mundo, Madrid, interview 19 November 2006

Antonio’s second foray into directing gave him the perfect opportunity to film in his hometown of Malaga, Spain. The ‘coming of age in the ‘70’s’ storyline also allowed him to cast many unknown actors and work once again with his former co-star, Victoria Abril.
Based on the award winning novel of the same name by Malaga author Antonio Soler, Ingleses is the story of a group of teenagers in Malaga during the late 1970’s, centered around the experiences and changes they undergo as they move towards adulthood. The historical move away from the Franco regime, and its’ resulting freedoms, are also an important part of the film.
Both Antonio and Soler, who also wrote the Ingleses screenplay, have been quoted in the Spanish press as being extremely pleased by the project, and their collaboration.
Miguelito Davila is a young person who is forced to spend several months in the hospital due to a renal disease. There he meets a man of culture who shows him the possibility of a better life and adventure through the reading of poetry. Miguelito thinks that a day will come which will allow him to leave his work in a small ironworks and become a poet. The storyline involves his relationship with Luli and close friends Babirusa, Frontón Alpaca and Moratalla who together embark on a path that will prove to be crucial in their young lives.
The film received two Goya nominations for Best Actor and Best Adapted Screenplay and will be featured at both the 2007 Berlin Film Festival and the 2007 Sundance Film Festival under the English title “Summer Rain”.


“I have worked from the absolute freedom - Banderas says, cleaning my head of everything what has to do with the critic or the ticket office”. 24Horas, Madrid, 28 November 2006, from Ingleses press conference

"I tried to cut out those (restraints). I don't know if I've done it as a reaction to the 17 years that I've spent working in Hollywood. Anyway, I'm not giving up on those 17 years which undoubtedly gave me this possibility to buy freedom." Reuters, 28 November 2006 Ingleses press conference

"In a way I myself am the natural enemy of this film, the typical good-looking guy who's done a lot of commercial cinema," he said. "I've done it simply from my own curiosity regarding film-making. An exercise in honesty.” Reuters, 28 November 2006 Ingleses press conference