Cria!
Ana, an eight-year-old girl living in Madrid with her grandmother and two sisters, mourns the death of her mother.
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Cast
12 people
Ana Torrent
Ana
Known for
Thesis
The Spirit of the Beehive
Conchita Pérez
Irene
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To Die... To Sleep... Perchance to Dream
Despido improcedente
Mayte Sánchez
Maite
Also in
The Living Daylights
Geraldine Chaplin
María
Known for
The Odyssey
Chaplin
Mónica Randall
Paulina
Known for
Stay as You Are
Blackie the Pirate
Florinda Chico
Rosa
Also in
Cateto a babor
El alegre divorciado
Josefina Díaz
Grandmother
Also in
The Mountain Bandit
Cousin Angelica
Germán Cobos
Nicolás
Known for
Taxi for Tobruk
Law of Desire
Héctor Alterio
Anselmo
Known for
The Boat
Son of the Bride
Mirta Miller
Amelia
Known for
Bolero
Eyeball
Julieta Serrano
Ana (voice) (uncredited)
Known for
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Pain and Glory
Juan Sánchez Almendros
Carlos Saura Director · Teo Escamilla Cinematographer Pablo G. del Amo Editor
United States release December 20, 1976 · Produced in Spain · Production Elías Querejeta Producciones Cinematográficas S.L.
Production
Elías Querejeta PC
Production
Elías Querejeta Producciones Cinematográficas S.L.
Production
Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Cría cuervos
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Spain · January 26, 1976
Premiere · Madrid
United States · December 20, 1976
Theatrical
Argentina
September 23, 1976 · Theatrical
Finland
August 19, 1977 · Theatrical
France
May 14, 1976 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
June 3, 1976 · Theatrical
February 7, 2007 · Theatrical · Re-release
November 21, 2007 · Physical · DVD
July 2, 2014 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Germany
December 3, 1976 · Theatrical
Greece
July 23, 2026 · Theatrical · Re-Issue
Hungary
June 28, 1979 · Theatrical
Japan
October 10, 1987 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 21, 1977 · Theatrical
April 1, 2005 · Physical · DVD
May 8, 2012 · TV · Nederland 2
April 7, 2014 · Physical · BD
August 26, 2026 · Theatrical · 4K Restored, 50th Anniversary
Poland
September 1, 1977 · Theatrical
Romania
June 3, 1976 · Theatrical
Spain
March 2, 1976 · Premiere · Barcelona
Sweden
September 5, 1977 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 4, 2017 · Physical · DVD / BD
Uruguay
January 21, 1977 · Theatrical
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