Diary of a Pig War

Diary of a Pig War

1975 · 84 min · ★ 5.8 · Drama

In Buenos Aires, Argentina, Isidoro Vidal and his friends, who are in the transition between maturity and old age, watch in stupefaction and helplessness as gangs of extremely violent young men roam the streets murdering elderly people with absolute impunity.

Directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson · Written by Beatriz Guido

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