On November 20, 1978 a truck driver picks up a man on the road, that tells him to take him to Pardo's Palace. Soon, the truck driver begins to realize who this person is.
Acting
José Bódalo's weary priest doing emotional labor for the Messiah.
Writing
Satire so gentle it almost forgets to bite.
Production
1978 Spain captured in gloriously tacky period detail.

Director
Rafael Gil
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Spain's Transition to democracy, the film uses Christ's return to satirize how institutions co-opt revolutionary figures—Catholic guilt meets political anxiety.
Rafael Gil directed over 70 films and this was among his last; the 4.0 TMDB rating suggests even Spanish cinema completists have largely abandoned it to obscurity.
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