If you loved Ábrete de orejas, try Héroe por accidente
Un puente entre una película que ya has visto y una que casi nadie ha cruzado. Esto es lo que comparten, y lo que la segunda hace que la primera no hace.
Lo que comparten
Both films are directed by Stephen Frears, and they both carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Ábrete de orejas, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Héroe por accidente is
Here's a film that wants to say something about the nature of heroism. A down-on-his-luck petty crook performs an anonymous act of bravery, only for someone else to take the credit. It's mostly a character study, even if that character is a bit of a loser.

