Lute: Forge On or Die
– In Spain of the 1960s, a poor family of quinquis - a nomadic ethnic group with a tradition as old as..
In Spain of the 1960s, a poor family of quinquis - a nomadic ethnic group with a tradition as old as that of the gypsises of Spain but with even more obscure origins - have a nomadic life marked by poverty. The son, Eleuterio Sánchez Rodriguez, nicknamed "El Lute", steals some chickens and is condemned to six months in jail. El Lute moves to the slum outskirts of Madrid with his common law wife, Chelo, starting an itinerant life as a peddler of pots and pans and living in a quinqui shantytown. He gradually embarks upon as life of petty criminality, eventually participating in the theft of a jewelry store during which a bystander is killed.
19 Nov 1988
Spanish
Vicente Aranda
Vicente Aranda, Joaquim Jordà, Eleuterio Sánchez (autobiography), Eleuterio Sánchez (screenplay)
Imanol Arias, Victoria Abril, Antonio Valero, Carlos Tristancho
First part of the history of "El Lute", a delinquent who became notorious in Spain for his jail escapes in the 60's, converting himself in a popular legend.
11 wins & 4 nominations.