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.
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Stars: Ignacio López Tarso, Adalberto Martínez, Jaime Fernández, José Alonso, Salvador Sánchez, Katy Jurado
Crew: Jorge Fons (Director), Vicente Leñero (Novel), Jorge Fons (Screenplay), Luis Carrión (Screenplay), Carlos Montaño (Camera Operator), Eufemio Rivera (Editor)
Country: Mexico
Language: Español
Studio: Cinematográfica Marco Polo S.A., Conacine
Runtime: 122 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 23, 1976
IMDb: 4.4
Keywords:police brutality, corruption, based on novel or book, investigation, murder, janitor, poverty, death, bricklayer
