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Child of the Night (1950)

Child of the Night poster
Original title
El hijo de la noche
Directed by
Ricardo Gascón
Genre
drama film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A family grapples with a dark secret from the past. The story follows a man caught between loyalty and justice as hidden truths come to light in a small Spanish town.

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What happens

Child of the Night (Spanish:El hijo de la noche) is a 1950 Spanish drama film directed by Ricardo Gascón and starring Osvaldo Genazzani, María Rosa Salgado and José Suárez. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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