Summary
Private detective Germán Areta el Piojo investigates the life of a gay man who has apparently abandoned his partner. When they both turn up dead, it seems one killed the other before committing suicide, but Areta is not convinced.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 71GoodWatch 70
IMDb7.1
Running time
1 h 50 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109110Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 38 countries
+28Released
1983
August 1, 1983
43 years ago
Genres
DramaThrillerLanguage
Spanish
Original language
Made in
- Spain
Rated
- PG-13United States
Better for older viewers: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 12 more27 people
- Alfredo LandaAreta
- María CasanovaCarmen
- Miguel RellánEl Moro
- José BódaloEl Abuelo
- Manuel LorenzoRocky
- Rafael de PenagosSampedro
- Agustín GonzálezBombilla
- Arturo FernándezGregorio
José Manuel CervinoFrutos- MMMaite MarchanteMaite
José YepesPunk #1
José Luis MerinoMeri
Fernando BilbaoChalet Thug- AdAntonio del RíoPunk #2
- MRManuel RuizPunk #3
- JMJosé María CañeteThug #1
María AdánezGirl
Luis María DelgadoLeyva- PHPablo HoyosTailor
- LMLuis M. CarrilloThug #2
- BRBasilio RogadoWaiter
- JLJosé Luis ArriazaMus Player
- MÁMiguel Ángel NietoWaiter
- RSRosa SuancesPilar
Directing · 5
- José Luis Garci Director, Screenplay
- Iñaki Akarregui Assistant Director
- Lluís Puig Second Assistant Director
- Patricia Calot Second Assistant Director
- Ángela Cristóbal Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Horacio Valcárcel Screenplay
Production · 4
- Francisco Hueva Executive Producer
- Carlos Durán Executive Producer
- José Luis Merino Unit Production Manager
- Julio Parra Production Assistant
Camera · 4
- Manuel Rojas Director of Photography
- María Antonia Minobis Still Photographer
- Ricardo Navarrete Camera Operator
- Julio Leyva Assistant Camera
Editing · 2
- Miguel González Sinde Editor
- Elena Calvo Assistant Editor
Sound · 2
- Jesús Gluck Original Music Composer
- Eduardo Fernández Sound
Art · 2
- Julio Esteban Set Decoration
- Juan José Cerrato Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Adoración Almela Seamstress
- Romana González Makeup Artist
- Josefa Morales Hairstylist
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