The Canine Tooth

(A diente de perro)
José Luis Estañ | Fiction, Drama, Thriller

2022 | 75 minutes | Spain

When Darío Manzano learns that his colleagues mugged the drug lords they work for, it triggers a spiral of fateful situations forcing him to fight against the clock for survival.

Labor Studies Criminal Justice Economics + Social Class Issues Family

DIRECTOR: José Luis Estañ

NATIONALITY: Spain

YEAR: 2022

GENRE: Fiction, Drama, Thriller

LANGUAGE: Spanish

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: High School, College, Adults

SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE

AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE

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