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44 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Pals
"They are more than friends, they are..."
1982 1h 39m ES
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6.2
MID
★6.2TMDB · 40
Drama
Synopsis
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José is an unemployed 18-year-old living in a cramped apartment in the slums of Madrid. Marginalized by poverty, José spends his time with his friend Antonio. However, when José gets his girlfriend, Rosario, pregnant, the two friends try anything to get the money to pay for her to have an abortion.
“They are more than friends, they are...”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Antonio Flores
Antonio
Rosario Flores
Rosario
José Luis Manzano
José
José Manuel Cervino
Esteban
Queta Ariel
Herminia
José Luis Fernández 'Pirri'
Pirri
Enrique San Francisco
Rogelio
Ricardo Márquez
Sebas
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Eloy de la Iglesia
- Writers
- Eloy de la Iglesia, Gonzalo Goicoechea
- Languages
- Spanish
- Countries
- Spain
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia, shot by Hans Burmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor José Salcedo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Antonio Flores and Rosario Flores and José Luis Manzano carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "They are more than friends, they are...".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0080554 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Eloy de la Iglesia directs. Hans Burmann behind the camera. José Salcedo cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 144 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia, shot by Hans Burmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Editor José Salcedo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 4Antonio Flores and Rosario Flores and José Luis Manzano carry the top of the cast.
- 5Marketing tagline: "They are more than friends, they are...".
- 6IMDB entry: tt0080554 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Hans Burmann
- Editing
- José Salcedo
- Makeup / hair
- Mercedes Guillot
- Runtime
- 99 min · 1h 39m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $646,714
- Original language
- ES
- Certification (US)
- 18
- IMDB
- Pals (1982)
Also by
Eloy de la Iglesia
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- ÓP
Ópalo Films
- AW
Award Films International
Key crew
- Makeup ArtistMercedes Guillot
- Makeup ArtistToñy Nieto
- ProducerJosé Antonio Pérez Giner
- MusicBotafogo
- MusicAntonio Flores
- EditorJosé Salcedo
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- friendship
- juvenile delinquent
- drugs
- social issues
- cine quinqui
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1982-10-2518
