Overdose
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Paco, the teenage son of a Civil Guard commander in Basque Country, becomes addicted to heroin.
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Part of El pico - Colección
2 films
Cast
25 people
José Luis Manzano
Paco
Known for
Navajeros
The Tobacconist of Vallecas
José Manuel Cervino
Evaristo Torrecuadrada
Known for
Gold
Navajeros
Luis Iriondo
Martín Aramendía
Also in
Companys, procés a Catalunya
Turn of the Screw
Javier García
Urko
Also in
We Are 18 Years Old
Crimen en familia
Enrique San Francisco
Mikel Orbea
Known for
Cuéntame cómo pasó
4L
Andrea Albani
Betty
Known for
Mad Foxes
Queta Ariel
Eulalia
Also in
Pals
El buscón
Marta Molins
Pilar
Also in
Barcelona sur
La Plaça del Diamant
Ovidi Montllor
El cojo
Also in
Poachers
Truhanes
Pedro Nieva Parola
Teniente Alcántara
Known for
The Tobacconist of Vallecas
Alfred Lucchetti
Coronel
Known for
Black Candles
Navajeros
Marta Pérez Ferrándiz
Also in
Barcelona sur
La quinta del porro
Eloy de la Iglesia Director · Gonzalo Goicoechea Screenplay Luis Iriondo Composer
Worldwide gross $1.3M · First release September 4, 1983 · Produced in Spain
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,334,173
Production
Ópalo Films
Production
Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original title
El pico
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Spain · September 4, 1983
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Argentina
August 21, 1986 · Theatrical
France
September 1, 2003 · Limited theatrical · Etrange Festival Paris
July 26, 2023 · Limited theatrical · Cinémathèque Française, Rétrospective Eloy de la Iglesia
Romania
September 4, 1983 · Theatrical
Spain
September 17, 1983 · Premiere · San Sebastián Film Festival
January 22, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Filmoteca de Cantabria
Uruguay
September 11, 2008 · Theatrical
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