Daughter of Deceit

Daughter of Deceit

1951 · 78 min · ES · 5.9 (23 votes)
Dir. Luis Buñuel · Starring Fernando Soler, Alicia Caro, Fernando Soto, Rubén Rojo, Nacho Contla, Amparo Garrido · Music Manuel Esperón
ComedyDrama

In the drama, a father, firmly believing that the baby daughter in his arms is not his own, abandons her upon the doorstep of the town drunk. Many years pass, and the man finds himself continually wracked with guilt about deserting her.

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A heavy, guilt-ridden drama exploring the deep scars of abandonment and regret. It's a slow, deliberate descent into familial bitterness, punctuated by moments of intense emotional reckoning and the lingering ache of a life irrevocably altered.

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