Cría cuervos (50th Anniversary)

A child in the shadow of Franco

Cría Cuervos is a 1976 Spanish film by director Carlos Saura. The story is set in Madrid in the final days of the Franco regime. Ana, an 8-year-old girl, grows up in a large mansion after the death of her father. She lives in a world of memories, fantasies, and secrets. Ana Torrent plays the young Ana with a penetrating gaze that stays with you.

Political trauma through the eyes of a child

Saura uses the perspective of a child to depict the Spain of the 1970s. The house symbolizes a country trying to escape its past. Family suffering and political oppression intertwine in the film. Cría Cuervos became a key work of Spanish cinema and is considered one of the most important European films of the 1970s.

Back on the big screen 50 years later

Lab111 in Amsterdam is screening Cría Cuervos to celebrate the film's 50th anniversary. Are you interested in Spanish cinema or classic European film heritage? Visit one of the screenings at Lab111 and use the link on this page for tickets.