A young victim of bullying at school realizes that even the adult world is dominated by fear similar to his own. He pays a high price when he decides to fight back.
Acting
Eduardo Garé's silent rage will wreck you.
Direction
Corbacho and Cruz stage bullying as slow-motion horror.
Writing
No heroes, no villains — just terrified people failing each other.
Director
José Corbacho
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a wave of 2000s Spanish cinema confronting Franco-era silence through generational trauma stories.
The title 'Cobardes' applies to nearly every character — the film refuses easy moral footing, making Gabriel's transformation more disturbing.
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