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This is one of the worst Spanish movies ever made. A brief sketch of the subject (plot?) may give you some idea: a police lieutenant (Maximo Valverde) chases a net of illegal abortion practitioners. The clumsy storytelling is doomed by a childish moralistic symbology and a perpetuous, exhilarating soundtrack: a jazz-electric-organ arrangement of Bach's "St Matthew Passion". Iquino's camera language (movement, zoom in-out, etc) adds to the horrible flaws of this fine trash.

Watch this movie only if you're Spanish, with a special sense of humor and have a crush for really bad movies that make you laugh. It has some scenes that will make you stop your VCR so as not to die laughing.

This movie has such a ridiculous script and acting that it can be a lot of fun. It is a perfect example of the kind of catholic cinema made in the Spanish post-war period.

There's a lot of fun in it, but you need some knowledge of the Spanish scenes of the 60's (Adolfo Marsillach, José Bódalo, Vicente Parra, etc.) to get the most out of it. You can barely recognize some of these great performers in their early appearance (what is Marsillach doing here, by the way?). It's almost unbelievable. Think of a mix of 'Airport 79' (20+ years before!!) and 'It's a wonderful life', made by a really dull filmmaker.

If you're Spanish and like odd movies, this is for you. Look fast for the baptism scene, it's invaluable!!!