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Pídele cuentas al rey

2000 · 96 min

A warm, gently comic road journey with a stubborn everyman, mixing quiet dignity with mild righteous anger at distant powers.

Overview: Fidel, an Asturian miner, after the closure of the mine where he works, decides to walk to Madrid with his family, to ask the king why the Constitution is not met, specifically the article that points out that all the Spanish citizens have the right to have a decent work. Will the king receive him?
How it feels: Warm, earnest, satirical and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Work, justice, family, class
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: work
justice
family
class
power
Places: road trip
small town
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild