Cebrian, a blast furnace worker Asturian, being held at the Civil Guard barracks. There has to be accountable for the disasters in a day of party with two friends.
Acting
Sacristán and Gómez's drunken chemistry is uncomfortably real.
Direction
Suárez traps you in that barracks like humidity.
Writing
Dialogue that circles truth like vultures.
Director
Gonzalo Suárez
José Luis Gómez
Bocas
José Sacristán
Cibrán
Charo López
Rajada
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Escribiente
Fernando Hilbeck
Sr. de Andrada
Antonio Ferrandis
Milhombres
Queta Claver
Monfortina
Isabel Mestres
Sra. de Andrada (as Isabel Mestre)
Marilina Ross
Socorrito
Luis Ciges
Hombre taberna Esquilacha
Verónica Llimerá
Marisa Porcel
Matildona
Luis Sánchez Polack
María Vico
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Spain's transition to democracy, the film interrogates authoritarian structures that outlived Franco—particularly how 'justice' serves class interests.
Suárez originally wanted to shoot in real time; the 87-minute runtime preserves that claustrophobic, unbroken psychological pressure.
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