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Palo y hueso (1968)

Palo y hueso poster
Directed by
Nicolás Sarquís
Genre
drama film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two men struggle to survive in a harsh rural landscape. The film follows their labor and conflict in a world of scarce resources and deep poverty.

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What happens

Palo y hueso (Stick and Bone) is a 1968 Argentine film directed by Nicolás Sarquís and starring Héctor da Rosa and Miguel Ligero. The film was shot entirely in Buenos Aires, premiering there on August 7, 1968. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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