The Holy Innocents

The Holy Innocents (1984)

04/04/1984
Drama
1h 47m

Overview

Somewhere in the spanish country, in the 60s. Paco and his wife Régula are very poor. They work as tenant farmers for a very wealthy landowner. They have 3 children. One is backward. The others can not got to school because the master "needs" their work. When Regula's brother is fired from where he has worked for 61 years, he settles down at their little place... An attack against the archaism of the spanish country of the 60s.

  • Mario CamusDirector, Writer
  • Antonio LarretaScreenplay
  • Manolo MatjiScreenplay
  • Original Title

    Los santos inocentes

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Spanish

  • Revenue

    $3,149,062

Keywords

  • spain
  • based on novel or book
  • sacrifice
  • servant
  • peasant
  • rural area
  • poverty
  • family
  • animals
  • land owner
  • woman director
  • obedience
  • 1960s

Top Billed Cast

Alfredo Landa

Alfredo Landa

Paco, El Bajo

Terele Pávez

Terele Pávez

Régula

Belén Ballesteros

Nieves

Juan Sachez

Quirce

Susana Sánchez

La Niña Chica

Francisco Rabal

Francisco Rabal

Azarías

Ágata Lys

Ágata Lys

Doña Pura

Agustín González

Agustín González

Don Pedro

Juan Diego

Juan Diego

Señorito Iván

Mary Carrillo

Mary Carrillo

Señora Marquesa

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