Showtimes and Locations

Sunday, September 27, 4:00 p.m. Elaine Chao Auditorium
Introduction: Prof. Lucía Ajá López, Classical and Modern Languages

Thursday, October 8, 7:00 p.m.  Floyd Theater
Introduction: Prof. Carol Fields, Classical and Modern Languages

Title: The Crow's Nest/Malacrianza
Director(s): Arturo Menénendez
Country: El Salvador
Year: 2014
language: Spanish with English Subtitles
Genre: Drama
Type: Full length feature film
Length: 70 minutes.
Format: Digital
Rating*: NR 

 

Presented as part of The Spanish Film Club series with the support Pragda, and the Embassy of Spain in Washington DC, Spain-USA Foundation. Special thanks to the Secretary of State for Culture of Spain.

*Rating System:  Latin American films use a different rating systme. However, we have used the following rating system to evaluafte these films.
V includes violence | L includes strong language | N includes nudity | S includes sex

Storyline

The first fiction film from El Salvador to be produced since 1969 and the first ever to see a worldwide release, The Crow’s Nest follows Don Cleo, a humble piñata salesman who receives an extortion letter at his doorstep. If he doesn’t pay $500, a small fortune for him, within 72 hours, he will be killed. Don Cleo quickly decides to gather the money through friends, but the harder he tries to raise the funds, the deeper into trouble he gets. If Don Cleo hopes to survive, he’ll have to face his fears and stand up to his tormentors.

With a magnificent use of deadpan humor and charm, The Crow’s Nest depicts a unique and realistic vision of El Salvador, where evangelical churches, reverence for the concept of the American Dream, the local struggling economy, and violence are everyday experiences for its most vulnerable population.

Shot on location in neighborhoods controlled by gangs, the script was based on a collection of real stories..
From Pragda, Spanish Film Club

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