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Plácido
SPAIN · 1961

Plácido

Luis García Berlanga
class inequality charity and hypocrisy Christmas traditions social satire working class struggle
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Synopsis

In a small Spanish town, during the Christmas holidays, a group of rich old ladies organize a peculiar event that consists of inviting a homeless person to sit down to dinner at their wealthy table. Plácido, a humble worker, is hired by the organizers to participate in a parade with his three-wheeled vehicle, a seemingly simple mission that will not be easy for him to accomplish.

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