A work of Valle-Inclán, the story takes place in Galicia in the early twentieth century. To escape poverty, the wife of a sacristan uses a hydrocephalic child as a sideshow attraction. This causes a confrontation with her sister-in-law.
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Ana Belén
Mari Gaila
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José Luis García Sánchez Director · Enrique Llovet Writer Ramón del Valle-Inclán Writer
First release September 15, 1987 · Produced in Spain · Production Lolafilms, Lux Films
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Ion Films
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Lolafilms
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Lux Films
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Spain
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Original title
Divinas palabras
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Spanish
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Spanish
Release dates
Spain · September 15, 1987
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