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El camino (1963)

El camino poster
Directed by
Ana Mariscal
Genre
drama film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young boy grows up in a small village in post-war Spain. The film follows his daily life and friendships as he prepares to leave for school in the city.

melancholicslow-burnnostalgicintimategroundedbittersweetobservationalpoignant

What happens

El Camino is a Spanish drama film directed by Ana Mariscal and released in 1964. Set in rural post-war Spain, with a screenplay by Mariscal and José Zamit, it is a film adaptation of the eponymous novel by Miguel Delibes published in 1950. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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