Los subterráneos

Los subterráneos

2021 · 74 min · Drama, Comedy

A fiction film… The country is celebrating the tenth anniversary of its Constitution with a televised gala, which will feature television celebrities and the Prime Minister, a political demagogue who controls the lives of citizens' thanks to Internet and Social Credit. The latter grants points depending on behavior. Vega and Mauro are a couple who live on the fringes of society and fight against the system with the few weapons they have. They have a diabetic daughter and are forced to ask for help from Virginia, a former girlfriend of Vega's, who works for a drug company.

Directed by Pablo Llorca

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