La escopeta nacional (1978)

Directed by

Luis García Berlanga

Genre

comedy film

Country

Spain

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

18

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 73 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film looks at the Spanish elite after the Franco years. It follows a businessman who tries to get ahead by attending a shooting party for wealthy and powerful people.

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What happens

La escopeta nacional (in English, The National Shotgun) is a 1978 Spanish comedy film directed by Luis García Berlanga. The first installment in a critically and commercially successful trilogy, the picture is an indictment of the legacy of Francisco Franco and the business classes upon whom he depended for support. The picture was followed in the trilogy by Patrimonio nacional and Nacional III, which were released in 1981 and 1982. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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