Un Franco, 14 Pesetas (Crossing Borders)

Two friends named Martin and Marcos decide to look for jobs in Switzerland. They leave their families behind in Spain and head off on their journey to the free, progressive part of Europe. They will have adapt to very different way of life there, working as mechanics at a factory and living in a small industrial town. The arrival of Martins wife Pilar and son Pablo, and Marcosgirlfriend Maria del Carmen, marks the end of the bachelor life they were living in a country with lost of freedom. Martin and Pilars everyday life is their work, while little Pablo starts going to school and making the new place his home. When Martins father dies, they realize they've already go what they went there for and its time to return. Much to their surprise, going home is much harder than leaving was.
Duration: 1 hr 45 min
Genre: Art/Foreign, Comedy, Drama
Release Date: 2008-09-12
Director: Carlos Iglesias
Cast: Carlos Iglesias, Isabel Blanco, Félix Cubero, Esther Díaz-Soto