Underplayed Gems

La viga (1996)

La viga poster
Directed by
Roberto Lázaro García
Genre
comedy film
Country
Spain
Runtime
16 min
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A short film about a mayor and a schoolteacher in a small Spanish village who clash over renovation work at the local school.

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What happens

La viga es un cortometraje de ficción, producido en 1996 y dirigido por Roberto Lázaro. Fue rodado en la localidad soriana de La Cuenca (Castilla y León) y merecedor del Premio Goya al Mejor Cortometraje de Ficción del año 1997.​ El cortometraje muestra las tensiones entre el alcalde y el maestro de una pequeña localidad debido a las obras de rehabilitación que han de ejecutarse en la escuela.​​ (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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