The Holy Innocents

"[Camus] captures both the hardship and the richness that characterize the lives of these workers (...) 'The Holy Innocents' is acted in a plain, utterly convincing style" 

"[It] is at once an irresistible family saga and a corrosive, gratifying social satire set against Franco’s Spain of the 1960s." 

"The film explores the ['shocking and barbaric practices' of the Spanish nobility] with such intensity and dramatic power that it becomes much more than a case for the prosecution (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)" 

"[It has] surprisingly sharp moments of emotional and physical cruelty. But if the film ultimately underwhelms, it's because it (...) [assigns] moral worthiness and psychological complexity purely on the basis of the characters' class alliances" 

"A moving and mournful valediction to an unforgotten and unforgiven past."