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21/06/1979 Drama, Thriller 1h 36m
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the most original blackmail of the century!

Overview

When a group of young filmmakers witness and film a crime of passion, the most outrageous blackmail of the century begins. By means of a fantastic plan, the filmmakers send to the murderer, a financial and industrial big shot, a copy of the movie that incriminates him and they demand him an improvement of the standard of living for the working class.

  1. Gabriel Retes

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Manolo Fábregas

    Ing. Eduardo Vallejo Arizpe

  2. Aarón Hernán

    Don Luis Iriarte

  3. Tina Romero

    Ana Mendizabal

  4. Jorge Humberto Robles

    Alberto Huesca

  5. Ignacio Retes

    Ernesto

  6. Jorge Santoyo

    Antonio Orihuela

  7. Ana Luisa Peluffo

    Elisa de Iriarte

  8. Abel Woolrich

    Enrique Olivares

  9. Fernando Balzaretti

    Asistente de Iriarte

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Reviews

A review by ciudadsana
Written by ciudadsana on 2020-08-28
Murder, ethics and exploitation

During the quarantine I have seen a lot of foreign cinema, and very little Mexican, which I want to amend. Of the three great contemporaries, Cuarón, Del Toro and Iñarritú, I have seen everything or almost everything, so let's diversify.

There are three Retes films that I really liked at the time, each one with its limitations: El Bulto , Bienvenido/ Welcome and A sweet scent of death .

This one in particular shows two of his personal obsessions: cinema about cinema, with a group of independent filmmakers at the center of the story, and casting his r...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Spanish

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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