The Tobacconist of Vallecas

Year: 1987

Runtime: 106 mins

Language: Spanish

Director: Eloy de la Iglesia

ComedyDrama

Unemployed mason Leandro and his companion Tocho try to rob a small tobacconist shop in Madrid’s Vallecas district, but the shop’s owner, Mrs. Justa, thwarts their plan and raises the alarm, prompting neighbors to call the police. As the standoff unfolds inside, the shop’s staff—Mrs. Justa and her niece Ángeles—become unlikely captives, and an unexpected, tentative bond begins to form between the thieves and their would‑be hostages.

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