Lute: Forge On or Die (1987)

Drama

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.

Cast

Eluterio Sánchez 'El Lute'
Guardia Civil en foto
Sacerdote
Tomás 'El Flaco'
Camarero
Ministro
Raimundo Medrano
Guardia Civil en tren
Guardia Civil a caballo
Guardia Civil
Juan José Agudo
Vigilante de la joyería
El padre de Chelo
Guardia Civil
Guardia Civil en foto
Policía municipal
Padre de 'El Lute'
Vendedor de combustible
Guardia Civil a caballo
Policía municipal
Guardia Civil en tren
Ayudante del Ministro
Posadera
Director de penal
La Madre de Chelo
Preso en tren
Encargado del entierro
Policía municipal
Denunciante
Conductor de autobús
Amigo de 'El Lute'
Sepulturero
Policía municipal
Policía
Director de penal
Guardia Civil
Señora 1

Crew

Screenplay
Executive Producer
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Original Music Composer