| Colegas | |
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| Directed by | Eloy de la Iglesia |
| Written by | Gonzalo Goicoechea Eloy de la Iglesia |
| Produced by | José Antonio Pérez Giner |
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| Cinematography | Hans Burmann Antonio Cuevas |
| Music by | Miguel Botafogo Antonio Flores |
Production company | Opalo Films |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Colegas (English: Pals) is a 1982 Spanish quinqui film written and directed by Eloy de la Iglesia. It stars José Luis Manzano, Antonio Flores and Rosario Flores.
Set in the Concepción neighborhood of Madrid,[1] the plot follows the misadventures of two young friends who are forced into street hustling and ever-expanding life of crime when one impregnates the sister of the other and they need to get the money to pay for her to have an abortion. Made with a low budget and no professional actors, Colegas was reviled by critics but it was a commercial success.[2] It is considered one of the classics of the quinqui film genre.[3]
- ^ Rodríguez Ortega, Vicente (2016). "Urban segregation, game arcades and codified porn: Representations of youth in Madrid (1980–1995)". Journal of Urban Cultural Studies. 3 (2): 193. doi:10.1386/jucs.3.2.189_1.
- ^ Torres, Diccionario del cine Español, p. 151
- ^ Alonso, Guillermo (11 February 2019). "Historia negra del cine quinqui: la reivindicación de un género que no dejó supervivientes". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2020.