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The Beehive is a espagnol film of genre Drama directed by Mario Camus with Victoria Abril

The Beehive (1982)

La colmena

The Beehive
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Length 1h52
Directed by
OriginEspagne
Genres Drama,    Comedy
Rating70% 3.53153.53153.53153.53153.5315

La Colmena (tr. The Beehive or The Hive) is a 1982 Spanish film directed by Mario Camus. Based on the novel The Hive by Camilo José Cela, it depicts the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War and its impact on several characters. Cela has a small role as Matías.

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The film is set in Madrid during the postwar period, beginning in 1942. The population suffers the consequences of the civil war. A group of members of a social gathering meet every day in the café La Delicia.

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