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Writers:
Gonzalo Goicoechea (written by) &
Eloy de la Iglesia (written by)
Release Date:
4 October 1983 (Spain) more
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Dark tale of drugs in Spain. Realistically shocking. Based on a true story. more (2 total)

Cast

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José Luis Manzano ... Paco
Javier García ... Urko
José Manuel Cervino ... Evaristo Torrecuadrada
Luis Iriondo ... Martín Aramendía
Enrique San Francisco ... Mikel Orbea
Andrea Albani ... Betty (as Lali Espinet)
Queta Ariel ... Eulalia
Ovidi Montllor ... El Cojo
Marta Molins ... Pilar
Pedro Nieva Parola ... Teniente Alcántara
Alfred Lucchetti ... Coronel (as Alfredo Luchetti)
Guillermo Reinlein
Marta Pérez Ferrándiz (as Marta Perez)

Santi Pons
María Isabel Amayra (as Mª Isabel Amayra)
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Runtime:
105 min
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Color (Gevacolor)
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Followed by El pico II (1984) more

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Dark tale of drugs in Spain. Realistically shocking. Based on a true story., 5 June 2007
Author: kitie7 from Gibraltar

This is one of the most realistic and shocking movies about drugs ever made, and one of the best I have ever seen. Set in Bilbao Spain in the early 80's we meet two teenagers Paco and Urko who deal drugs for living and hag out with Betty a foreign prostitute whom together they share sex and drugs mainly Heroin, Paco also hags out with a Homosexual local artist in secret. Well, the problem begins when Paco and Urko become addicted to Heroin, and not only that, Paco is the son of a sergeant of the Guardia Civil and Urko's dad is a leader of an important political party.

The film's atmosphere is cold and dark, the scenes of drug use sex and nudity are quit explicit, the acting and direction are good, probably one of Eloy De La Iglesias's best work.

Like Chrisnine F. it's based on a true story, the sequel is also not to be missed (EL PICO 2)

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