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The Shack (1945)

The Shack poster
Original title
La Barraca
Directed by
Roberto Gavaldón
Genre
drama film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
B
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A family struggles to maintain their small farm after they are singled out by a powerful local landowner. The film follows how they endure increasing pressure and hardship in a rural community.

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What happens

The Shack or The Hut (Spanish: La barraca) is a 1945 Mexican drama film directed by Roberto Gavaldón and starring Domingo Soler, Anita Blanch and Amparo Morillo. It is based on the 1898 novel of the same title by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Francisco Marco Chillet and Vicente Petit. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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