Jarrapellejos

Jarrapellejos (1988)

Pedro Jarrapellejos is a ladies man who cannot turn the heads of Isabel or her beautiful daughter. When both peasant women are found raped and murdered in a brutal scene, a schoolteacher is falsely accused. Pedro knows his own nephew and his friend participated in the killings, but he uses his considerable influence over the police and courts to intimidate the witnesses into silence.

Date of release
1988-09-11
TMDB
5.1 / 10 (13)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama
Director
Antonio Giménez-Rico

Casting

Interesting facts

Jarrapellejos is a 1988 Spanish drama film directed by Antonio Giménez-Rico based on the 1914 novel of the same name by Felipe Trigo. Set in La Joya, Extremadura, the plot straddles between the social denunciation and the costumbrista portrait, featuring the misdeeds of local cacique Jarrapellejos.

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