Lucas, shy and repressed, and sanctimonious Enriqueta are parents of nine children, so he decide to convince her to take the contraceptive pill.
Acting
Alfredo Landa's sweaty desperation is physical comedy gold
Writing
Sneaking contraception past Franco-era censors
Direction
Summers' cramped apartment chaos choreography
Director
Manuel Summers
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Spain's 'desarrollismo' era, it subtly pushed contraception while pretending to mock it—pure censorship catnip.
Summers had to submit multiple scripts to censors; the final version's ambiguous ending let audiences decide if they actually used the pill.
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