The Sky is Falling

The Sky is Falling

1975 · 90 min · ★ 4.7 · Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

Chicken, a desperate hippie junkie living in a small Spanish village, is finding it difficult to separate fantasy and reality. This isn't helped by the villagers practising magic and child sacrifice, or his involvement with a group of boozy expatriates lost in their own dreams and regrets.

Directed by Silvio Narizzano · Written by Gonzalo Suárez

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