A posh con artist becomes a jailhouse charity case—then wishes he hadn't.
A man of a certain social position falls in jail and request protection to a pickpocket and con man during his stay. On his release he promises to help his friend what then creates many problems.
Acting
Rabal and Fernández's odd-couple chemistry carries the whole thing.
Direction
Hermoso keeps this farcical mess surprisingly watchable.
Director
Miguel Hermoso
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Miguel Hermoso was primarily a television director; this rare theatrical effort vanished quickly from Spanish cinemas.
The film satirizes Spain's lingering class anxieties during the early democratic transition—Ginés's jailhouse aristocracy vs. Gonzalo's nouveau riche desperation.
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