A guy with bad feelings and worst methods, willing to do anything to satisfy his greed and vanity, is unhappy with the role of Judas in the Passion a play that is traditionally represented in his town because he prefers the role of Jesus.
Acting
António Vilar's sweaty, desperate unraveling
Direction
Iquino's claustrophobic framing of religious pageantry
Director
Ignacio F. Iquino
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Spain's Semana Santa (Holy Week) traditions were still banned in many regions during Franco's regime; this film quietly preserves regional Catalan passion play culture that faced censorship.
Director Iquino allegedly shot this in just 18 days on a shoestring budget, yet the climactic procession sequence required genuine cooperation from local religious brotherhoods—blurring the same reality/performance line the film explores.
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