Adolescence of Cain (1959)

Original title

Caín Adolescente

Directed by

Román Chalbaud

Genre

drama film

Country

Venezuela

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A widow moves with her son to a poor neighborhood in Caracas. The story shows how poverty strains their bond and changes their lives.

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What happens

Adolescence of Cain (Spanish: Caín Adolescente) is a 1959 Venezuelan film and the first film of the Venezuelan filmmaker Román Chalbaud. It was based on his homonymous theatre play. The widow Juana (Carlota Ureta Zamorano) moves to the slums of Caracas with her son Juan (Edgar Jimenez). The film follows the impact of poverty on their relationships. The film has been described as "historically and artistically significant" in many ways. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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