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Lute: Forge On or Die

Lute: Forge On or Die

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Overview

In Spain of the 1960s, a poor family of quinquis - a nomadic ethnic group with a tradition as old as that of the gypsises of Spain but with even more obscure origins - have a nomadic life marked by poverty. The son, Eleuterio Sánchez Rodriguez, nicknamed "El Lute", steals some chickens and is condemned to six months in jail. El Lute moves to the slum outskirts of Madrid with his common law wife, Chelo, starting an itinerant life as a peddler of pots and pans and living in a quinqui shantytown. He gradually embarks upon as life of petty criminality, eventually participating in the theft of a jewelry store during which a bystander is killed.

Directed by Vicente Aranda
Written by Vicente Aranda, Joaquín Jordá, Eleuterio Sánchez
Produced by José María Cunillés
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Top Cast

Imanol Arias

Imanol Arias

Eluterio Sánchez 'El Lute'

Victoria Abril

Victoria Abril

Chelo

Antonio Valero

Antonio Valero

Raimundo Medrano

Carlos Tristancho

Carlos Tristancho

Juan José Agudo

Diana Peñalver

Diana Peñalver

Esperanza

M

Margarita Calahorra

La Madre de Chelo

Manuel de Blas

Manuel de Blas

Policía

Luis Marín

Luis Marín

Policía

Alicia Agut

Alicia Agut

Señora 1

J

José Luis Alexandre

Policía

Themes & Keywords

robberybiographyprison escaperural areapovertyshackcine quinquimerchero

About Lute: Forge On or Die

Lute: Forge On or Die is a drama film released in 1987 exploring themes of robbery, biography, prison escape, rural area, poverty, shack. Directed by Vicente Aranda, it stars Imanol Arias, Victoria Abril, Antonio Valero. In Spain of the 1960s, a poor family of quinquis - a nomadic ethnic group with a tradition as old as that of the gypsises of Spain but with even more obscure origins - have a nomadic life marked by poverty. The son, Eleuterio Sánchez Rodriguez, nicknamed "El Lute", steals some chickens and is condemned to six months in jail. El Lute moves to the slum outskirts of Madrid with his common law wife, Chelo, starting an itinerant life as a peddler of pots and pans and living in a quinqui shantytown. He gradually embarks upon as life of petty criminality, eventually participating in the theft of a jewelry store during which a bystander is killed.

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