The Bricklayers
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The Bricklayers

6.6 / 10 1976 2h 2mNR Spanish
DramaMysteryThriller

Storyline

When a worker is found murdered on the construction side, the investigation swiftly turns from things criminal to the political circumstances surrounding the building itself. Widespread corruption and neglect by the builder himself are seen to have brought the situation about. Much of the movie is filmed using hand-held cameras, and the majority of the dialogue is in the difficult-to-understand and very slangy Spanish dialect of Mexico City's bricklayers.

Cast & Crew

Ignacio López Tarso

Ignacio López Tarso

Don Jesus

Lead
Adalberto Martínez

Adalberto Martínez

Patotas

Jaime Fernández

Jaime Fernández

Perez Gomez

José Alonso

José Alonso

Federico

Salvador Sánchez

Salvador Sánchez

Chapo Álvarez

Katy Jurado

Katy Jurado

Josefina

José Carlos Ruiz

José Carlos Ruiz

Jacinto Martínez

David Silva

David Silva

Ing. Zamora

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jorge Fons's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Bricklayers is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker