
Divine Words
Sep 15 1987
•2h 47m
•Drama
A work of Valle-Inclán, the story takes place in Galicia in the early twentieth century. To escape poverty, the wife of a sacristan uses a hydrocephalic child as a sideshow attraction. This causes a confrontation with her sister-in-law.
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Ana Belén
Mari Gaila

Imanol Arias
Séptimo Miau

Francisco Rabal
Pedro Gailo

Esperanza Roy
Rosa la Tatula
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