Lute: Forge On or Die (1987)

In Spain of the 1960s, a poor family of quinquis - a nomadic ethnic group with a tradition as old as that of the gypsises of Spain but with even more obscure origins - have a nomadic life marked by poverty. The son, Eleuterio Sánchez Rodriguez, nicknamed "El Lute", steals some chickens and is condemned to six months in jail. El Lute moves to the slum outskirts of Madrid with his common law wife, Chelo, starting an itinerant life as a peddler of pots and pans and living in a quinqui shantytown. He gradually embarks upon as life of petty criminality, eventually participating in the theft of a jewelry store during which a bystander is killed.

Genres

Drama

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In Spain of the 1960s, a poor family of quinquis - a nomadic ethnic group with a tradition as old as that of the gypsises of Spain but with even more obscure origins - have a nomadic life marked by poverty. The son, Eleuterio Sánchez Rodriguez, nicknamed "El Lute", steals some chickens and is condemned to six months in jail. El Lute moves to the slum outskirts of Madrid with his common law wife, Chelo, starting an itinerant life as a peddler of pots and pans and living in a quinqui shantytown. He gradually embarks upon as life of petty criminality, eventually participating in the theft of a jewelry store during which a bystander is killed.

Genres

Drama

Top Billed Cast

Imanol Arias
Victoria Abril
Antonio Valero
Carlos Tristancho
Diana Peñalver

Director

Vicente Aranda

Screenplay

Vicente Aranda
Joaquim Jordà

Is this DVD available?

Library	Call Number	Availability	Location
Clemons	VIDEO .DVD15715	Available	Stacks
Clemons	VIDEO .DVD15715	Available	Stacks
Law	KLAUS DVD #778	Available	Klaus Reading Room

Lute: Forge On or Die

Alternative Title	El Lute: Camina o revienta
Release Date	September 19, 1987
Original Language	Spanish
Runtime	123
Certification
Popularity Index (TMDB)	2.65
Rating (TMDB)	6.00

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