The Crime of Cuenca (1980)
- Original title
- El crimen de Cuenca
- Directed by
- Pilar Mercedes Miró Romero
- Genre
- drama film, crime film
- Country
- Spain
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rated
- 18
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 35 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film retells a real miscarriage of justice from early 20th century Spain. Two men are wrongly accused and tortured for a murder they did not commit. The story follows their suffering and the legal corruption behind the case.
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What happens
The Crime of Cuenca (Spanish: El crimen de Cuenca) is a 1980 Spanish drama film directed by Pilar Miró and based on an instance of miscarriage of justice, the Crime of Cuenca, which took place in the early 20th century in the province of Cuenca. El crimen de Cuenca is the title of a book published at the same time by the author of the movie script, (Lola) Salvador Maldonado, in which she recounts the same facts. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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