Who is Caín in Crossing the Border / The Near East?

Javier Cifrián plays Caín in the film.

What is Crossing the Border / The Near East about?

CROSSING THE BORDER (UN FRANCO 14 PESETAS), 105 min. A powerful directorial debut by television actor Carlos Iglesias on a rarely depicted theme in Spanish Cinema: the migration to other European countries to find a job, the reality facing so many Spaniards in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Leaving families behind, Martín (Carlos Iglesias) with his friend Marcos, tries his luck in Switzerland. THE NEAR EAST (EL PROXIMO ORIENTE), 2006, 95 min. Director Fernando Colomo returns with a social comedy about Islam and multiculturalism. Good hearted butcher Cain (Javier Cifrian) takes responsibility for his brother Abel’s born out of wedlock child by marrying pregnant Aisha, the daughter of Bangladeshi restaurant owners.

Crossing the Border / The Near East

Name: Crossing the Border / The Near East
Genre: Comedy,Drama
Rating: 69

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Who directed Crossing the Border / The Near East?: Fernando Colomo

Who is Caín in Crossing the Border / The Near East?: Javier Cifrián plays Caín in the film.

What is Crossing the Border / The Near East about?: CROSSING THE BORDER (UN FRANCO 14 PESETAS), 105 min. A powerful directorial debut by television actor Carlos Iglesias on a rarely depicted theme in Spanish Cinema: the migration to other European countries to find a job, the reality facing so many Spaniards in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Leaving families behind, Martín (Carlos Iglesias) with his friend Marcos, tries his luck in Switzerland.

THE NEAR EAST (EL PROXIMO ORIENTE), 2006, 95 min. Director Fernando Colomo returns with a social comedy about Islam and multiculturalism. Good hearted butcher Cain (Javier Cifrian) takes responsibility for his brother Abel’s born out of wedlock child by marrying pregnant Aisha, the daughter of Bangladeshi restaurant owners.