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The Fury of a Patient Man
6.7
/10
317 Ratings

Synopsis

Madrid, August 2007. Curro enters prison after participating in a jewelry heist. Eight years later he leaves prison wanting to start a new life with his girlfriend Ana and her son, but will encounter an unexpected situation and a stranger, Jose.

Our take

The feature debut from Spanish actor Raúl Arévalo (Pain and Glory) is a gritty, suspenseful revenge thriller set in a working-class milieu on the outskirts of Madrid. Rivetingly playing with the generic conventions of the western, the film explores the dangers of bruised, broken masculinity.