Placido
Plácido
1962 · 1h 24m · Comedy · Spain
In a small Spanish town, during the Christmas holidays, a group of rich old ladies organize a peculiar event that consists of inviting a homeless person to sit down to dinner at their wealthy table. Plácido, a humble worker, is hired by the organizers to participate in a parade with his three-wheeled vehicle, a seemingly simple mission that will not be easy for him to accomplish.
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Luis García Berlanga6.9Smart score
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black humorbourgeoisiechristmaschristmas evehomeless personsmall townsocial differencessocial satireunpaid billworking class
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