7 Virgins

7 Virgins

2005 · 86 min · ES · 6.1 (109 votes)
Dir. Alberto Rodríguez · Starring Juan José Ballesta, Jesús Carroza, Vicente Romero Sánchez, Alba Rodríguez, Julián Villagrán, Ana Wagener · Music Julio de la Rosa
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It is summertime in a blue-collar, marginal district of a city in the South of Spain. Tano, a teenager currently serving a sentence in a juvenile reform center, is given a 48-hour leave to attend his brother’s wedding.

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A raw, unflinching look at youth on the fringes. It's the sound of hip-hop beats echoing through concrete, a bittersweet journey of self-discovery against a backdrop of hardship and fleeting hope. Feels like a confessional whispered in a dimly lit room.

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