Surcos

Surcos

1951 · 99 min · ES · 7.0 (19 votes)
Dir. José Antonio Nieves Conde · Starring María Asquerino, Luis Peña, Marisa de Leza, Félix Dafauce, Francisco Arenzana, José Prada · Music Jesús García Leoz
Drama

A farm family moves into a city maybe at the end of the Spanish Civil War. They move in with the sister of the farmers wife. In the city everything is illegal or immoral or both.

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This film feels like a stark, unflinching look at the harsh realities of post-war urban displacement. It's a gritty, somber experience, capturing the quiet desperation and resilience of a family navigating a world of struggle and moral compromise.

grittysomberrealisticmelancholicsteadyneorealismsocial dramaperiod pieceimmigrationfamilystrugglepoverty
spainmadridspainimmigrationhidden camerafamilyneorealismstruggles1950s
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