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The Bricklayers

The Bricklayers

19766.52h 2m

Overview

When a worker is found murdered on the construction side, the investigation swiftly turns from things criminal to the political circumstances surrounding the building itself. Widespread corruption and neglect by the builder himself are seen to have brought the situation about. Much of the movie is filmed using hand-held cameras, and the majority of the dialogue is in the difficult-to-understand and very slangy Spanish dialect of Mexico City's bricklayers.

Directed by Jorge Fons
Written by Vicente Leñero, Jorge Fons, Luis Carrión
Produced by Marco Silva, Leopoldo Silva
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Top Cast

Ignacio López Tarso

Ignacio López Tarso

Don Jesus

Adalberto Martínez

Adalberto Martínez

Patotas

Jaime Fernández

Jaime Fernández

Perez Gomez

José Alonso

José Alonso

Federico

Salvador Sánchez

Salvador Sánchez

Chapo Álvarez

Katy Jurado

Katy Jurado

Josefina

José Carlos Ruiz

José Carlos Ruiz

Jacinto Martínez

David Silva

David Silva

Ing. Zamora

E

Eduardo Cassab

Munguia

S

Salvador Garcini

Sergio García

Themes & Keywords

police brutalitycorruptionbased on novel or bookinvestigationmurderjanitorpovertydeathbricklayer

About The Bricklayers

The Bricklayers is a drama, mystery, thriller film released in 1976 exploring themes of police brutality, corruption, based on novel or book, investigation, murder, janitor. Directed by Jorge Fons, it stars Ignacio López Tarso, Adalberto Martínez, Jaime Fernández. When a worker is found murdered on the construction side, the investigation swiftly turns from things criminal to the political circumstances surrounding the building itself. Widespread corruption and neglect by the builder himself are seen to have brought the situation about. Much of the movie is filmed using hand-held cameras, and the majority of the dialogue is in the difficult-to-understand and very slangy Spanish dialect of Mexico City's bricklayers.

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