Viva la Muerte (1971)

Original title

Viva la muerte

Directed by

Fernando Arrabal

Genre

drama film

Country

Tunisia, France

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

18

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 44 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

After the Spanish Civil War, a young boy named Fando deals with the aftermath of his father being reported to the authorities by his mother. The story follows Fando's childhood experiences shaped by this betrayal.

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What happens

Viva la Muerte (English: Long Live Death) is a 1971 internationally produced drama film shot in Algeria, France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Brazil, Philippines, Morocco and Tunisia and directed by Fernando Arrabal. The film was released on 12 May 1971 and Arrabal drew on his own childhood for inspiration for the movie. Viva la Muerte takes place at the end of the Spanish Civil War, telling the story of Fando, a young boy whose father was turned in to authorities as a suspected communist by his Falange-sympathizing mother. It has gained cult popularity as a midnight movie. The opening credits sequence features drawings by artist, actor and novelist Roland Topor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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