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63% Critic Match
The Tobacconist of Vallecas
6.3 / 10• 1987• 1h 46m•NR• Spanish
ComedyDrama
Storyline
Leandro, an unemployed mason and his friend, Tocho, attempt to rob a tobacconist in the Vallecas district of Madrid, but Mrs. Justa, the tobacconist, impedes it alerting the neighbors who notify police. Inside the shop, the confrontation between the two friends and their 'hostages', the tobacconist and her niece Angeles, is relaxing, and a budding sympathy arises between them.
Cast & Crew
Emma Penella
Doña Justa
Lead
José Luis Gómez
Leandro
Maribel Verdú
Ángeles
José Luis Manzano
Tocho
Fernando Guillén
Maldonado
Jesús Puente
Comisario
Antonio Gamero
Sargento Ortega
Antonio Iranzo
Don Julián
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Eloy de la Iglesia's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Tobacconist of Vallecas is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
