Here, Angela (Berta Socuéllamos) is working as a waitress when she meets and subsequently falls in love with Pablo (José Antonio Valdelomar), a reckless criminal delinquent. Joining Pablo’s gang of car thieves, the pair embark on a robbery spree as they refuse to fit into society and hurtle toward oblivion.

Made following the end of the Franco dictatorship, Carlos Saura’s Deprisa, Deprisa precisely portrays the nihilistic attitude of many marginalised young people during Spain’s transition to democracy, a time of social unrest, high unemployment and inflation. Straightforward and fast-paced, Deprisa, Deprisa was a significant box-office success and vital contribution to Spain’s Cine Quinqui cycle of films that brought a stream of disillusioned juvenile delinquents to Spanish cinema screens.

This screening will include a pre-recorded introduction by Andy Willis, Professor of Film Studies at the University of Salford and co-curator of Cinema Rediscovered and ¡Viva! Spanish and Latin American Festival.