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Buñuel en el laberinto de las tortugas
6.0 / 10• 2015• 19m•NR• Spanish
AnimationDramaHistory
Storyline
Spain, 1932. Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel travels to the region of Las Hurdes, in Extremadura, where he shoots his third film, a very critical and later controversial documentary about the living conditions of the poor peasants, abandoned and forgotten by the national authorities.
Cast & Crew
José Vicente Moirón
Luis Buñuel (voice)
LeadFN
Fermín Núñez
Ramón Acín (voice)
LC
Luis Cotallo
Eli Lotar (voice)
FN
Fernando Nieto
Pierre Unik (voice)
PV
Paca Velardiez
Virgin / Turtle (voice)
JM
José M. Fernández
Hurdes Peasant (voice)
AD
Alicia Díez
Hotel Bellboy / Hurdes Boy (voice)
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. José María Fernández de Vega's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Buñuel en el laberinto de las tortugas is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
