The Heifer (La Vaquilla) (1985)
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50% want to see it
(27 ratings)
Set in 1938 during the Spanish Civil War when a group of Republican soldiers sneak into a village in enemy territory to steal a bull with plans of butchering it to feed themselves. Fate and the bull itself, however, have other plans. One of the surreptitious bull-snatchers knows the village well --… More Set in 1938 during the Spanish Civil War when a group of Republican soldiers sneak into a village in enemy territory to steal a bull with plans of butchering it to feed themselves. Fate and the bull itself, however, have other plans. One of the surreptitious bull-snatchers knows the village well -- he grew up there, but that advantage alone cannot guarantee their success, as it turns out. The group of five would-be thieves dress themselves in uniforms of the Nationalist troops in an attempt to dissimulate their true identity. But instead of a neat getaway with a bull in tow, they are caught up in the "correo" or running of the bull, they get involved in a religious procession, and in the end, watch as the bull breaks out of a flimsy ring in a bullfight and heads for the hills. Still hungry, the group of men now have to worry about getting back to their own battalion before they are found out. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Rating, Runtime
- Unrated, 1 hr. 56 min.
- Directed By
- Luis García Berlanga
- Written By
- Rafael Azcona
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
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Cast
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Guillermo Montesinosas Mariano -
Alfredo Landaas Castro -
José M. Sacristánas Broceta
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Carlos Velatas Priest -
Violeta Celaas Guadalupe -
Adolfo Marsillachas Marquis
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