Skip to main content
1933 | B/N | 30 min 0 seg

A portrayal of Las Hurdes, Cáceres, one of the poorest and least developed regions of Spain, in 1932. The soil is barren and bread is a rare luxury, so most of the residents subsist on pork. Intermarriage among the families has left many of the children with mental and/or physical deficiencies, and those who are born healthy often succumb to starvation. The community is destroyed by filth, misery and the total lack of opportunity.


Country: España
Direction: Buñuel; Luis
Script: Unik; Pierre, Sánchez Ventura; Rafael, Legendre; Maurice, Buñuel; Luis
Production: Buñuel; Luis, Acín; Ramón
Photography: Lotar; Eli
Sound: Dorat; Charles
Music: Brahms; Johannes
Cast:Habitantes De Las Hurdes Narrada Por Abel Jaquin; Los
Participation year at FICM: 2012

Director Movies

Illusion Travels by Streetcar

La ilusión viaja en tranvía
During a party, and faced with the fact that their old vehicle has been withdrawn from service, two tram drivers decide to take it out of the depot for one last run, triggering a series of curious incidents involving the authorities, passengers, and their friends. See More

La hija del engaño

La hija del engaño
Upon discovering his wife María’s infidelity, Quintín throws her out of the house. As she leaves, she shouts that their daughter Marta is the product of her adultery. Years later, María convinces Quintín that she lied about his paternity and that he must come back for his daughter. See More

El gran calavera

El gran calavera
A comedy about a wealthy alcoholic whose family, tired of his constant troubles, decides to teach him a lesson by making him believe he’s lost his fortune on account of his drinking. When the millionaire discovers the ruse, he decides to make his family pay in kind, pretending he’s actually lost his money and forcing them all to work. See More

Related News

Coahuayana, Michoacán
Visit the Beaches of Michoacán
Ganadores 24 FICM
The 24th FICM Awarded the Best of its Official Selection and Impulso Morelia 12
LOS LOBOS: NATIVE SONS, de Piero F. Giunti y Doug Blush, se proyectó en la 24ª edición del FICM
LOS LOBOS: NATIVE SONS by Piero F. Giunti and Doug Blush Screened at the 24th FICM
La muerte es temporal Cerveza Victoria
LA MUERTE ES TEMPORAL, EL AMOR ES ETERNO A Short by Cerveza Victoria Celebrating Day of the Dead at the 24th FICM