Tomás Gutiérrez AleaCast
Nelson Villagra Silvano Rey 
José Antonio Rodríguez
Credits
Written by: Constante Diego
Plot
In eighteenth-century Cuba, a count invites twelve slaves to dine with him on Holy Thursday, in a parable about power and faith.
Sinekatalog’s take
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea's parable sets a Cuban count dining with twelve slaves on Holy Thursday, a mockery of mercy that ends in revolt. Nelson Villagra is chilling in a sharp, formally elegant and powerful film about power, religion and slavery.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (766 votes)
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