Jarrapellejos (1988)

Directed by

Antonio Giménez-Rico

Genre

drama film

Country

Spain

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

15

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film is set in a rural Spanish town in the early 20th century. It shows the corrupt actions of a local powerful landowner and the lives of the people affected by his rule.

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What happens

Jarrapellejos is a 1988 Spanish drama film directed by Antonio Giménez-Rico based on the 1914 novel of the same name by Felipe Trigo. Set in La Joya, Extremadura, the plot straddles between the social denunciation and the costumbrista portrait, featuring the misdeeds of local cacique Jarrapellejos. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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