Battered Flesh
6.2
Berta, imprisoned in Franco's Spain on fraud charges, learns to navigate the indignities of prison, spreading her own brand of kindness and empathy to the other inmates, but she unwillingly learns a valuable lesson when she falls in love with one of them.
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Esperanza Roy
Berta
Known for
Attack of the Blind Dead
Bárbara Rey
Xenta
Known for
The Ghost Galleon
The National Shotgun
Javier Aguirre
Antonio Ramírez de Loaysa
Terele Pávez
Lourdes
Known for
The Bar
The Day of the Beast
Alberto S Insúa
Carlos Nin
Beatriz Rossat
Also in
Hidden Pleasures
Climax
Marina Pavia
Inés Palou
Paca Ojea
Also in
Pascual Duarte
Apaga... y vámonos
Fernando López
Javier Aguirre Director · Inés Palou Author Domingo Solano Cinematographer
First release January 27, 1978 · Produced in Spain · Original title Carne apaleada
Production
Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Carne apaleada
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Spain · January 27, 1978
Theatrical · "S" (Madrid)
No release date listed for United States.
France
August 30, 2022 · Digital · Netflix
Spain
June 10, 1978 · Theatrical · (Sant Feliu de Guíxols) (Festival Internacional de Filme Amateur la Costa Brava)
July 31, 1978 · Theatrical · "S" (Barcelona)
United Kingdom
August 20, 2022 · Digital · Netflix
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