Asfalto

Asfalto is a 2000 Spanish-French drama film directed by Daniel Calparsoro. It stars Najwa Nimri, Juan Diego Botto, and Gustavo Salmerón.

Plot

Set in Madrid, the plot tracks the romantic triangle between Lucía, Chino, and Charly.

Production

Asfalto is Calparsoro's fourth feature and his fourth and last to star his then wife, the actress Najwa Nimri. The couple divorced in 2000.

Nominations

Asfalto was nominated at the Goya Awards for the Best Original Score.

Legacy

Asfalto was part of the program in 2019.
The film is noted for being rooted in the Basque heritage of its director and, according to The A to Z of Spanish Cinema, was for him a "return to marginal backgrounds and wild urban landscapes".