Hostages in the Barrio (1987)

Original title

La estanquera de Vallecas

Directed by

Eloy de la Iglesia

Genre

drama film

Country

Spain

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

13

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 58 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two men try to rob a tobacco shop in a working-class neighborhood of Madrid. The robbery goes wrong and they end up holding the shop owner and her niece hostage.

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What happens

Hostages in the Barrio (Spanish: La estanquera de Vallecas) is a 1987 Spanish quinqui film directed by Eloy de la Iglesia, consisting of an adaptation of the stage play La estanquera de Vallecas by José Luis Alonso de Santos. It stars Emma Penella, José Luis Gómez, José Luis Manzano and Maribel Verdú. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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