Blood in the Streets: The Quinqui Film Phenomenon

Name: Blood in the Streets: The Quinqui Film Phenomenon
Director: Don Adams
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2021-08-24
Duration: 45 min
Cast: Eloy de la Iglesia, José Antonio de la Loma, José Luis Manzano, José Luis Fernández 'Pirri', Ángel Fernández Franco

2021

45m

Documentary

Director: Don Adams

Overview

Quinqui cinema encompassed a series of Spanish crime films with a unique national sensibility, as they reflected the times of the Franco dictatorship transition. Guided by academics Mery Cuesta and Tom Whittaker, this featurette explores this explosive subgenre.