Tooth and Nail (1979)

Original title

Con uñas y dientes

Directed by

Paulino Viota Cabrero

Genre

thriller film, political film

Country

Spain

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This 1979 Spanish film follows a character caught in a web of political repression. The small personal struggle reveals a larger atmosphere of authoritarian control. It was shot in 1977 but not released until 1979.

tensegrimfrustratingdeliberatepoliticalbleakslow-burnrestrained

What happens

Con uñas y dientes és una pel·lícula espanyola de drama polític dirigida per Paulino Viota Cabrero amb guió de Javier Vega, de forma conservadora i contingut progressista. Tot i que fou rodada durant 1977, no fou estrenada fins al 28 de maig de 1979. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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