Synopsis
An unprejudiced portrait of Spanish folklore and a crude analysis in black and white of its intimate relationship with atavism and superstition, with violence and pain, with blood and death; a story of terror, a journey to the most sinister and ancestral Spain; the one that lived far from the most visited tourist destinations, from the economic miracle and unstoppable progress, relentlessly promoted by the Franco regime during the sixties.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Jacinto EstevaDirector
- Jacinto EstevaWriter
- Luis González SearaWriter
- Carlos MalerasOriginal Music Composer
- Johnny GalvãoOriginal Music Composer
- Marco RossiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Luis González SearaNarrator (voice)
- Manuel CanoVoice (voice)
- Marta MejíasVoice (voice)
- Antonio GadesSelf - Dancer
- Antonio 'Chamaco' BorreroSelf - Toreador
- Manuel Benítez el CordobésSelf - Toreador (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
franco regime (francoism)matador (bullfighter)anthropologyreligious cultanimal crueltypopular festivityspanish folklore