Fierce Love, or When Children Play at Love

Fierce Love, or When Children Play at Love

1975 · 87 min · ★ 5.3 · Comedy

Vicente and Margarita are a traditional and middle class married couple whose life is surrounded by a sea of confusion and uncertainty when their children begin to make their own decisions. They have discovered love and will not let their parents tell them what to do or who they have to love. The principles and traditions of the family will be replaced by each of the young people who will represent the different social problems of the time. Thus, the coexistence between them will change without Vicente and Marga can do anything to avoid it.

Directed by José Luis García Sánchez · Written by Juan Miguel Lamet

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