The Canine Tooth

(A diente de perro)
José Luis Estañ | Fiction, Drama, Thriller

2022 | 75 minutes | Spain

When Darío Manzano learns that his colleagues mugged the drug lords they work for, it triggers a spiral of fateful situations forcing him to fight against the clock for survival.

Labor Studies Criminal Justice Economics + Social Class Issues Family
Synopsis

When Darío Manzano learns that his colleagues mugged the drug lords they work for, it triggers a spiral of fateful situations that will force him to fight against the clock for the survival of his family and himself.

Reviews

"The performances are a 10. Tension from beginning to end. Overwhelming realism" — Cristiana Fernández, Murciaplaza

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Main credits

Estañ, José Luis (film director)
Estañ, José Luis (film producer)
Estañ, José Luis (screenwriter)
Puro, Miguel Ángel (screenwriter)
Puro, Miguel Ángel (film producer)
Puro, Miguel Ángel (actor)
García, Allende (actor)
Tercero, Pablo (actor)

Other credits

Cinematography, Iván Émery; editing, Regino Hernández.


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crime,social,action,Spain,family,friendship,criminal justice,crime,judiciary,police reform,corrections,criminal law,judicial system,justice department,prosecution,judgement,criminal law,courts and corrections,corrections institutes,labor studies,employment studies,workers rights,workers’ rights,organizing,labor unions,trade unions,unions,industry,employment law,working class,labor rights,labor equity,employment,union organizing,labor organizing,labor rights movements,employment rights movements,workers’ rights movement,workers rights movements,economics,social class,money,capital,capitalism,class,economy,prejudice,intersectionality,inequality,poverty,income gap,wage gap,class warfare,elitism,snobbery,bourgeois,poverty,upper class,middle class,lower class,nouveau riche; "The Canine Tooth "; Pragda Films
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Festivals

Alicante International Film Festival - Silver Tesela for Best Actor; Dominican Global Film Festival; Seville European Film Festival; Elche International Film Festival

DIRECTOR: José Luis Estañ

NATIONALITY: Spain

YEAR: 2022

GENRE: Fiction, Drama, Thriller

LANGUAGE: Spanish

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: High School, College, Adults

SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE

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