El día que dios nació

Short film based on a fictional Christmas setting. It tells the story of four street children who are experiencing their own Christmas drama, which includes getting a doctor to treat one of their friends who is terminally ill in the shack that serves as their home. Among the adventures the street children go through to get the doctor to treat their friend is stealing his car and requesting his services in exchange for returning the vehicle. The doctor, obliged to comply with the request, goes to where the sick boy is, only to find that he has already died. The plot is full of tender, childlike scenes set in a real Christmas atmosphere.

• Ciro MartínezDirector

Release date

January 1, 1976

Status

Released

Original language

Spanish

Runtime

13m