Release Date

29 Aug, 1985

Runtime

01:35: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Hypocrisy and betrayal are the two dramatic pivots in this effective, emotionally gripping tragedy about the life and death of Paco (Antonio Banderas), a Spanish peasant who had been fighting against the feudal landowning system that kept farmers impoverished. Paco's life is told in flashbacks by a priest (Antonio Ferrandis) who is seen officiating at an anniversary mass attended by three wealthy landowners and no one else. The priest recalls Paco's baptism, his communion, his marriage ceremony and then his work for the peasants as he advocated and led them in a land-reform movement. The rest of the story will rest heavy on the priest's conscience, as he looks out at his empty church.

Original Title

Réquiem por un campesino español

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Actors

Antonio Banderas

Terele Pávez

Francisco Algora

Simón Andreu

Mari Carmen Alvarado

Yolanda Botella

Susana Buen

Eduardo Calvo

Fernando Fernán Gómez

Antonio Ferrandis

Fernando Caro

Alfonso Castizo

Pastor de Andorra

Teresa del Olmo

Pilar Delgado

Tony Fuentes

Eusebio Gay

Alicia González

Marga González

Ana Gracia

Emilio Gutiérrez Caba

Crew

Francesc Betriu

Ramón J. Sender

Antón García Abril

Ramón J. Sender

Guillermo S. Maldonado

Jorge Ruiz

Ángel Huete

Julio Esteban

Raúl Artigot

Félix Rodríguez

Ricardo Steinberg