Storyline
In Spain of the 1960s, a poor family of quinquis - a nomadic ethnic group with a tradition as old as that of the gypsises of Spain but with even more obscure origins - have a nomadic life marked by poverty. The son, Eleuterio Sánchez Rodriguez, nicknamed "El Lute", steals some chickens and is condemned to six months in jail. El Lute moves to the slum outskirts of Madrid with his common law wife, Chelo, starting an itinerant life as a peddler of pots and pans and living in a quinqui shantytown. He gradually embarks upon as life of petty criminality, eventually participating in the theft of a jewelry store during which a bystander is killed.
Cast & Crew
Imanol Arias
Eluterio Sánchez 'El Lute'
Lead
Victoria Abril
Chelo
Antonio Valero
Raimundo Medrano
Carlos Tristancho
Juan José Agudo
Diana Peñalver
Esperanza
MC
Margarita Calahorra
La Madre de Chelo
Manuel de Blas
Policía
Luis Marín
Policía
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Vicente Aranda's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Lute: Forge On or Die is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
