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
José Bódalo
Cura de Rebollar de la Mata
Mary Begoña
Alicia
Francisco Cecilio
Director de cine
Florinda Chico
Prostituta
Juan Luis Galiardo
Automovilista
Antonio Garisa
Presidente O.E.I.
Isabel Luque
Señorita Lilí
Fernando Sancho
Coronel
José Sancho
Adolfo Suárez
Luis Sánchez Polack
Tip
José Luis Coll
Coll
José Nieto
Francisco Franco
Adrián Ortega
Lope
Pedro Valentín
Portavoz protesta agricultores
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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