Young Cain

Young Cain

1959 · 122 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama

Juana moves with her son Juan from the country to Caracas in search of better work and educational opportunities. When they get there they have to live in a poor home in one of the slums located in the city's outskirts, where they encounter a horrible world full of promiscuity and misery, that is quite different from what they expected and that eventually will lead Juana to self-destruction and Juan to reconsider his life in the city.

Directed by Román Chalbaud · Written by Román Chalbaud

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