Blood in the Streets: The Quinqui Film Phenomenon

(2021)

Genres: Documentary

Year: 2021

Runtime: 45 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Don Adams, Kier-La Janisse

Cast: Eloy de la Iglesia, José Antonio de la Loma, José Luis Manzano, José Luis Fernández 'Pirri', Ángel Fernández Franco, Enrique San Francisco, José Sacristán

Plot

Quinqui cinema encompassed a series of Spanish crime films with a unique national sensibility, as they reflected the times of the Franco dictatorship transition. Guided by academics Mery Cuesta and Tom Whittaker, this featurette explores this explosive subgenre.