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The Young and the Damned

1950 · film · MX

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Directed by: Luis Buñuel

Starring: Estela Inda, Miguel Inclán, Alfonso Mejía, Roberto Cobo, Alma Delia Fuentes, Francisco Jambrina

Runtime: 82 min

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Luis Buñuel's film depicts juvenile delinquents in Mexico City. It matters as a work of his direction2.

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  1. synopsis — A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent life in the infamous slums of Mexico City; among them Pedro, whose morality is gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.
  2. credit — Directed by Luis Buñuel.

Synopsis

A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent life in the infamous slums of Mexico City; among them Pedro, whose morality is gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.

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