Childhood friends reunite later in life in Spanish tuberculosis sanitorium. Pressures of death all around combine with dark secrets of their past.
Direction
Villaronga's suffocating atmosphere, every frame drips with dread
Acting
Roger Casamajor's predatory charm masks volcanic self-loathing
Cinematography
Sun-bleached Mallorca contrasts with rotting bodies, gorgeous and grotesque
Director
Agustí Villaronga
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Blai Bonet's novel, banned under Franco for its homosexual themes; Villaronga spent years securing funding to finally adapt this suppressed masterpiece.
The tuberculosis sanitorium doubles as postwar Spain itself—sick, isolated, pretending health while bodies rot. Ramallo's return from America? He's the corrupting influence of foreign capital.
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