A heist gone wrong, a prison cell full of backstabbers, and everyone's got secrets.
After being fired from his company, Pablo meets his friend Ana, who introduce him to Pedro Ramírez, an undesirable lawyer, who offers him 15,000 pesetas for reports about his ex-company with the intention of doing a rob. When the lawyer's gang goes to give the coup, Ana reports them to the police, with the idea of taking the loot and fleeing with Pablo. But all of them are arrested and end up together in prison, where the intrigues and skirmishes between them will continue.
Acting
Miguel Gila's prison comic relief steals every scene.
Production
Claustrophobic sets amplify the no-escape dread.
Director
Antonio Santillán
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Franco's Spain, the film's criminal underworld offered rare social commentary on economic desperation beneath official nationalist cinema.
Miguel Gila was primarily a beloved comedian; this dramatic turn in prison garb shocked contemporary audiences expecting his radio routines.
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