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País S. A.

1975 · 90 min

A dry, deadpan Spanish satire that ambles through a botched crime with more shrugs than suspense.

Directed by
Forges
Genres
Comedy
Starring
María Luisa San José, Manuel Zarzo, Fernando Delgado
Overview
A useless kidnapper tries to kdnap a rich industrialist.

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Directed by
Forges
Genres
Comedy
Starring
María Luisa San José, Manuel Zarzo, Fernando Delgado
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • crime
  • power
  • greed
  • deception
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Forges
Written by
Ramón de Diego, Forges
Starring
María Luisa San José, Manuel Zarzo, Fernando Delgado, Francisco Algora, Antonio Gamero, Roberto Font, Verónica Forqué, Rafael Corés
Cinematography
José Luis Alcaine
Runtime
90 min
Country
Spain
Languages
Spanish

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