Queridísimos verdugos

Apr 20 1977 N/A 1h 43m
Documentary

This documentary, filmed clandestinely, is based on several interviews with the executioners who worked in Spain during the early 1970s, as well as families of people executed by them.

Plot

Exploration of a particularly dark zone of the Francoism along with three executioners of death sentences still active in the Spain of the early seventies. Beyond the allegation against capital punishment, the documentary explores the personal story of the three men and their ways of understanding the trade they perform, those executed by them in the garotte or the crimes that are punished. An implacable reflection on power and an atrocious portrait of the society in which those hangmen operate.

Written by

Basilio Martín Patino, Daniel Sueiro

Directed by

Basilio Martín Patino

Production Countries

Spain

Production Companies

Turner Pictures (I)

Languages

Español

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
181
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA