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Canticle

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While conducting interviews with women working in local brothels, Fernando, a journalist, meets Elisa. The woman will tell him her dramatic story, which begins at age 14 when she is raped by her godfather.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1972-07-17

Runtime: 106 mins

Director: Jorge Grau

Writer: Jorge Grau, Mario Camus, Claudio Rodríguez, Rafael Canogar

Spoken language: Español

Genres: Drama

Original title: Canticle

Production Companies: X Films

Production Countries: Spain

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