I Have a House


I Have a House is a 1996 Spanish comedy film written and directed by . It stars Nancho Novo, Pedro Alonso, Silke, and Ernesto Alterio.

Plot

Searching for a 1500, two young males end up instead in a cabin in the forest owned by beleaguered radio broadcaster Bólido, who is preparing for suicide. Bólido's childhood acquaintance Kelly, a rude woman raised with her father in a filling station nearby, also comes into action.

Production

Laguna developed the premise about the film while listening to the song "Tengo una casa" by the musical band, that eventually participated in the score of the film, whose plot likewise concerns about a band follower.
The film is an El Deseo production. Laguna explained in an interview that the film was fully shot in the Sierra de Urbasa, near Alsasua, except for a fire scene that did not make the final cut.

Release

For its premiere, the film made it to the film slate of the Madrid Independent Festival, "Festimad". It was released theatrically in Spain on 13 September 1996.

Reception

Fernando Morales of El País recommended the film, deeming it to be "an honest comedy about a group of marginalized people sharing house, friendship love, and a drive for breaking with the past".