The Slowness

The Slowness

Work is health but how pretty the fiaca is.

1969 · 95 min · ★ 7.1 · Comedy

A typical office employee decides one day rebelling against its routine and not going to work because it has a "lazy". His family, friends and colleagues are trying to dissuade him unsuccessfully at the beginning. But as time passed his situation complicated emotional and economically. These circumstances thwart his rebelliousness.

Directed by Fernando Ayala · Written by Fernando Ayala

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