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1978·18

Confessions of a Congressman

Drama1h 46m

🍅67%

🍅

67%

Tomatometer

🍿

82%

Popcornmeter

6.1

TMDB

Storyline

Roberto, a leader and follower of the ideals of his radical leftist opposition party, can’t resist the cheap beautiful street teenagers that are thrown his way for various pleasures.

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Details

DirectorEloy de la Iglesia

ReleasedOct 20, 1978

StatusReleased

Original languageSpanish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

$631.1K

Parental guide18ES

Studios

Figaro FilmsUfesaProzesaAward Films International

Cast

José Sacristán

José Sacristán

Roberto Orbea

María Luisa San José

María Luisa San José

Carmen

José Luis Alonso

Juanito

Enrique Vivó

Eusebio Moreno Pastrana

Agustín González

Agustín González

Carrés

Queta Claver

Queta Claver

Juanito's Mother

Ángel Pardo

Ángel Pardo

Nes

Juan Antonio Bardem

Juan Antonio Bardem

Juan

Antonio Gonzalo

Ramón Reparaz

Ramón Reparaz

Police Investigator

José Manuel Cervino

José Manuel Cervino

Police Investigator

Fernando Marín

Police Officer

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

FlixOlé

Reviews

6 reviews · 5 critics

3 fresh · 2 rotten

P

Paul Attanasio

RTWashington PostAug 17, 2022

It doesn't build to a climax, it dribbles there.

A

Archer Winsten

RTNew York PostAug 17, 2022

Pictures of startling originality have been coming out of Spain since the end of Franco's repressive fascism. Another, perhaps the most extraordinary, is El Diputado.

B

B. Ruby Rich

RTVillage VoiceAug 17, 2022

[A] shrewdly provocative thriller.

A

André Hereford

RTMetro Weekly (Washington, DC)Aug 30, 2023

José Sacristán leads an excellent cast in a taut drama that dives eagerly into post-Franco politics through the story of a socialist congressman secretly infatuated with a cherubic young street hustler.

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Information

Title

Confessions of a Congressman

Released

Oct 20, 1978

Rated

18

Region of Origin

Spain

Original Audio

Spanish

Runtime

1h 46m

Status

Released

Studios

Figaro Films, Ufesa

Prison 77