Dark River
Original title: Las aguas bajan turbias
1952 · 1 h 22 min
Cast
Hugo del Carril Adriana Benetti Raúl del Valle Pedro Laxalt Gloria Ferrandiz Eloy Álvarez
Credits
Written by: Eduardo Borrás
Plot
The Peralta brothers work in the Alto Paraná countryside under brutal conditions until the workers rise against their exploiters.
Sinekatalog’s take
A tough social drama from the Argentine cinema of the 1950s.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (291 votes)
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