Macario

Directed by
Roberto Gavaldón
Duration
91 min.
Year
1960
Language
Spanish

A poor, hungry peasant with seven children longs to have something all to himself for once in his life. When his wife gifts him a turkey, he is tempted by Death to share his feast.

Roberto Gavaldón’s moving, magic-realist allegory - based on a story by B. Traven - was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, competed for the Palme d'Or, and earned accolades at numerous international film festivals.

Now screening