A life lived for loved ones is a good thing, but there’s always a risk that that sacrifice goes unnoticed, since the opportunity cost was never fully concrete in the first place. That is what happens in Whisky. With his brother Herman visiting from greener pastures, Jacobo has not much to show for his choice to stay home. While that choice was made to care for their mother, who passed away, Jacobo only has the sock factory to fill his days, and thus only has his co-worker Marta to rely on for a fake marriage scheme. It sadly doesn’t play out the way we’ve seen in romantic comedies, but Whisky pokes fun at Jacobo’s insistence on misery and his misguided notions on what it means to be successful.
When his long-lost brother resurfaces, Jacobo, desperate to prove his life has added up to something, looks to scrounge up a wife. He turns to Marta, an employee at his sock factory, with whom he has a prickly relationship.
When his long-lost brother resurfaces, Jacobo, desperate to prove his life has added up to something, looks to scrounge up a wife. He turns to Marta, an employee at his sock factory, with whom he has a prickly relationship.
Cannes
2 wins
Goya Awards
1 win
