Spain's forgotten crime wave: where street kids became cinema rebels.
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.
Direction
Janisse & Adams balance scholarly rigor with pulpy enthusiasm.
Production
Rare clips rescued from Spain's cinematic underground.
Director
Don Adams
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kier-La Janisse literally wrote the book on folk horror; her pivot to Spanish urban grime is delightfully unhinged.
The term 'quinqui' itself was slur-turned-badge-of-honor, much like 'skinhead' or 'punk' elsewhere—Spanish cinema's most loaded reclamation project.
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