Many here hsve commented this was a critique to Franco. At the time the civil war he won and consequently led him to take power had not even began. It was a critique of King Alfonso XIII the ruler back in 1932. Franco invested in the region. Make no mistake, the poverty and living conditions were REAL. He forced some situations - the goat, the baby and the bees, but based on previous facts thst he couldnt wait for them to happen the few days he was filming. The tittle appealed to the fact that bread was scarce and imported. I have ancestors that lived there. Most of my family live in the area and the conditions only improved because Franco invested in food and education whilst hiding the conditions from the rest of Spain
Review of Las Hurdes
