The plot follows a private detective, an ex communist and former CIA agent, who travels from Barcelona to Madrid to discover the identity of the assassin of the leader of the Spanish Communist party who was stabbed during a blackout while presiding over a meeting of the party's central committee. The film is a thriller with ironic political overtones.
Genre: Thriller
Stars: Patxi Andión, Victoria Abril, Conrado San Martín, Héctor Alterio, José Vivó, Carlos Plaza
Crew: Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (Novel), Vicente Aranda (Director), Vicente Aranda (Screenplay), Manel Camp (Original Music Composer), Yuyi Beringola (Script Supervisor), José Antonio Pérez Giner (Executive Producer)
Country: Spain
Language: Español
Studio: Morgana Films, Acuarius Films S.A., Impala, Lolafilms
Runtime: 110 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Aug 16, 1982
IMDb: 6.7
