Los Olvidados
Luis Buñuel's filming career began in 1929 when he collaborated with Salvador Dali on one of the most notorious and controversial films ever made: Un chien andalou, a surrealist short film filled with extremely disturbing imagery. However, Buñuel and Dali fell out over the question whether a film should contain a political message – for Dali this was taboo, whereas Buñuel was happy to put a Marxist stamp on his films. This is also obvious in Los Olvidados, a documentary-style film about street kids who are disadvantaged in every possible way. Key question: Where lies the origin of immoral behaviour?
The young, rather naive Pedro grows up in the slums of Mexico City. One day he meets El Jaibo, a ruthlessly cunning guy just returned from prison and the leader of a violent youth street gang. El Jaibo is hell-bent on revenge on whoever ratted him out. In his obsessive search, he drags Pedro down with him.
Restored by The Film Foundation's World Cinema Project in collaboration with Fundacion Televisa, Televisa, Cineteca Nacional Mexico, and Filmoteca de la UNAM. Restoration funding provided by The Material World Foundation.
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