Cría Cuervos (1976) - EN subs

In Carlos Saura’s spellbinding coming-of-age classic, childhood memory takes on a mysterious, sensual, and quietly unsettling quality. Ana Torrent delivers an unforgettable performance as Ana, a young girl wandering through a house haunted by grief, secrets, and the lingering presence of her deceased mother. Set against the backdrop of the final years of Franco’s dictatorship, Cría Cuervos reveals how political and familial trauma take root in a child’s imagination, where catchy pop songs, morbid fantasies, and everyday rituals suddenly acquire an uncanny power. Both deeply intimate and steeped in history, the film has become a landmark of Spanish cinema, capturing a nation cautiously bidding farewell to its ghosts.