
One day in 1930, José Américo Ghezzi ("Bepo")—an unemployed anarchist stonemason—leaves his hometown, not to return until 1955. For twenty-five years, he wanders with no direction other than the path of the railway tracks, joining the silent world of the *crotos*—itinerant laborers—where he meets "the Frenchman," a mentor who leaves an indelible mark on his life. Back home, his friends and a woman await him, weaving the fabric of their own lives. Sixty years later, facing the camera, he relives his romances and his worldview in a kind of collage of perspectives and dreams, centered on the fundamental question: "Is freedom possible?"
| Release Date | March 25, 1995 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | ¡Que vivan los crotos! | |
| Runtime | 1h 15min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | Spanish | |
| Original Language | Spanish | |
| Production Countries | Argentina, Cuba, Spain, United Kingdom | |
| Production Companies | Viada ProduccionesFundación del Nuevo Cine LatinoamericanoTVEChannel Four (FR)ONF | NFBINCAA | |