The Rats (1997)
In the mid-fifties, El Nini lives in the poorest and most forgotten rural Castile (Spain). He is a child with no more knowledge than those provided by nature. El Nini lives with his father in a cave, and with him he devotes himself to the hunting of water rats, the only means of subsistence they know. But when they are tried to deprive them of their roof and their livelihood, violence will erupt uncontrollably.
Director:
Antonio Giménez-Rico
Writer:
Antonio Giménez-Rico
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Álvaro Monje as |
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José Caride as |
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Juan Jesús Valverde as |
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Francisco Algora as |
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Concha Gómez Conde as |
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Paloma Paso Jardiel as |
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Esperanza Alonso as |
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José Conde as Luis |
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Luis Perezagua as José Luis |
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Joaquín Hinojosa as |
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Susi Sánchez as |
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Fernando Ransanz as |
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Jorge Merino as Malvino |
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Lucas Rodríguez as Don Ciro, Sacerdote |
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Ángel Terrón as Centenario |
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Paulino Antón Castrillo as El Mudo |
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Enrique Menéndez as |
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Abel Vitón as |
| Writing | Miguel Delibes | Novel |
| Writing | Antonio Giménez-Rico | Screenplay |
| Production | Yousaf Bokhari | Line Producer |
| Camera | Teo Escamilla | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Miguel González Sinde | Editor |
| Directing | Antonio Giménez-Rico | Director |