32 malasana street

This past weekend we here at Film Combat Syndicate had the privilege of viewing several films that participated in the virtual film festival called Nightstream. The line-up was almost overwhelming; it was so hard to choose what I wanted to watch, but a handful of films made it to the top of my list. 32 MALASAÑA STREET, directed by Alberto Pintó was one of them. Set in 1976 the film follows a family that has been forced to leave the village and move to Madrid. They do not have a lot of money, so of course they don’t bother doing any research when they find an apartment with a low mortgage. What could go wrong? Mucho. That’s Spanish for a lot. Did I mention this movie is in Spanish? Don’t worry, though, while I loved practicing my listening, there are English subtitles. So what happens in the home? Something angry […]

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