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The Bricklayers

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Also known as Bricklayers, Los albañiles

1976 film by Jorge Fons

Film · TMDB

6.6

When a worker is found murdered on the construction side, the investigation swiftly turns from things criminal to the political circumstances surrounding the building itself. Widespread corruption and neglect by the builder himself are seen to have brought the situation about. Much of the movie is filmed using hand-held cameras, and the majority of the dialogue is in the difficult-to-understand and very slangy Spanish dialect of Mexico City's bricklayers.

Released: 1976-12-23122 minDir: Jorge FonsDrama, Mystery, Thriller

Cast

  • Ignacio López Tarso as Don Jesus
  • Adalberto Martínez as Patotas
  • Jaime Fernández as Perez Gomez
  • José Alonso as Federico
  • Salvador Sánchez as Chapo Álvarez
  • Katy Jurado as Josefina

Themes

  • police brutality
  • corruption
  • based on novel or book
  • investigation
  • murder
  • janitor
  • poverty
  • death
  • bricklayer

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Ratings

IMDb

7.7/10

289 votes

Year
1976
Runtime
122 min
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Thriller

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