Lute: Forge On or Die
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1987-09-19
Runtime: 123 mins
Director: Vicente Aranda
Writer: Eleuterio Sánchez
Spoken language: Español
Genres: Drama
Original title: Lute: Forge On or Die
Production Companies: MGC Producciones Cinematográficas y Audiovisuales, Multivideo, TVE
Production Countries: Spain
Cast
Imanol Arias
Victoria Abril
Antonio Valero
Carlos Tristancho
Diana Peñalver
Margarita Calahorra
Manuel de Blas
Luis Marín
Alicia Agut
José Luis Alexandre
Mari Carmen Alvarado
Román Ariznavarreta
Luis Barbero
Paco Catalá
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