Brain Drain (2009): Cast & Box Office
Brain Drain is a 2009 romantic comedy directed by Fernando González Molina, starring Mario Casas as Emilio, Asunción Balaguer and Amaia Salamanca. It runs 1 hour 45 minutes and earned $9.9 million worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 45m (105 min)
- Director
- Fernando González Molina
- Original language
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Spanish - Studio
- Cangrejo Films
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Brain Drain About?
The premise of Brain Drain without spoilers.
Emilio, a shy, modest student at a small secondary school, has long loved Natalia, the brightest girl in his class. On the last day of term, just as he gathers the courage to confess, Natalia wins a scholarship to study medicine at Oxford. Refusing to give up, Emilio and his rag‑tag band of drop‑outs fake qualifications, slip into Oxford and stir chaos across the normally peaceful campus.
Brain Drain Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- blindness
- sex comedy
- female rear nudity
- female frontal nudity
- student
- student as protagonist
- high school student
- high school
- school
- 2000s
- 21st century
- riding a bicycle
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- man wears shorts
- playground
- younger version of character
- boy
- little boy
- voice over narration
- narrated by character
- narrated by protagonist
- gym
- arm injury
- playing football
- playing soccer
- football
- soccer
- football match
- soccer match
- hit on the head
- wrapped in a bed sheet
- wheelchair user
- wheelchair bound man
- crying woman
- crying female
- crying
- man wears sunglasses
- group of friends
- man wears flip flops
- framed photograph
- university
- subtitled scene
- university student
- man wears an open shirt
- man in pajamas
- man wears pajamas
- dead body
- bare chested male
- male star appears shirtless
- taking off shirt
- man wrapped in a bed sheet
Brain Drain Cast & Characters
Mario Casas leads the cast as Emilio, with Asunción Balaguer as Abuela Emilio and Amaia Salamanca as Natalia. Directed by Fernando González Molina; 14 actors are credited in all.
- Director Fernando González Molina
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Mario Casas as Emilio - Asunción Balaguer as Abuela Emilio
- Amaia Salamanca as Natalia
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Carlos Santos as Potro
Also Starring in Brain Drain
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- Álex Angulo Cecilio
- María León Chica Disco
- Blanca Suárez Voz angelical
- Mariano Peña Julián
- José Luis Gil Manuel
- Canco Rodríguez Cabra
- Alberto Amarilla Chuli
- Gorka Lasaosa Ruedas
- Pablo Penedo Corneto
Brain Drain Box Office
Brain Drain grossed $9.9 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$9.9M
- International
- $9.9M
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Brain Drain FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, post-credit scenes and language of Brain Drain, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Brain Drain?
Brain Drain runs 1 hour 45 minutes (105 minutes).
When was Brain Drain released?
Brain Drain was released on April 18, 2009.
Who directed Brain Drain?
Brain Drain was directed by Fernando González Molina.
More films by Fernando González Molina Who is in the cast of Brain Drain?
Brain Drain stars Mario Casas as Emilio, Asunción Balaguer as Abuela Emilio and Amaia Salamanca as Natalia, among 14 credited actors.
How much did Brain Drain make at the box office?
Brain Drain grossed $9.9 million worldwide.
Does Brain Drain have a post-credit scene?
No. Brain Drain has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Brain Drain in?
The original language of Brain Drain is Spanish.
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