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The Rats(1997)
Status: Released
Date: 1997-06-04
75%
2 Votes
Time: 1h 37m
Overview:
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.
Languages: Spanish.
Countries:
Spain
Movie: The Rats
Top 10 Billed Cast
Álvaro Monje
José Caride
Juan Jesús Valverde
Francisco Algora
Concha Gómez Conde
José Conde
Luis
Luis Perezagua
José Luis
Joaquín Hinojosa
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Overview
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.
Release Date
1997-06-04
Average
7.5
Rating:
3.8 startsTagline
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Languages:
Español
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