Borja Cobeaga’s Malaga Title ‘Breaking Walls’ Offers Humorous Look at Fatherhood Amid ’80s Upheaval: ‘Comedy Is, For Me, a Revenge Against Reality’

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Callum McLennan In the late 1980s, Bilbao’s working-class suburbs were a microcosm of newly democratic Spain’s broader socio-economic transformation.

Amidst this, Borja Cobeaga‘s upcoming comedy, “Breaking Walls” (“Los Aitas”), heads comedically into the evolution of fatherhood during this pivotal era. “Breaking Walls” is produced by Sayaka Producciones (“Colossal”), in collaboration with Inicia Films (“Glimmers”), Bteam Prods (“Schoolgirls”), and Despadres AIE.

It follows a group of young gymnasts, all girls, whose fathers are “forced” to chaperone them on a trip to Berlin – a journey that coincides with the historic fall of the Berlin Wall.

This road trip becomes a catalyst for these men to discover and redefine their roles as parents. Cobeaga, collaborating with co-writer Valentina Viso (“Salve Maria”), grounds the film in the political, cultural and economic climate of the time.