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The Wheelchair (1960)

The Wheelchair (1960)

Comedy
Release Date: 1960, November 3
Directors: Marco Ferreri
Countries: Spain
Production: Portabella Film, Portabella Film, Films 59, Films 59
Cast: Chus Lampreave, José Luis López Vázquez, Ángel Álvarez, Antonio Gavilán, María Luisa Ponte, José Isbert, Pedro Porcel, Antonio Riquelme, José 'Lepe' Álvarez

Overview:

Don Anselmo, a retired old man, decides to buy a motorized disabled stroller since all his pensioner friends own one. His family strongly refuses him to purchase the vehicle, so don Anselmo decides to take extreme measures to achieve his goal…

Keywords:

dark comedy anti-fascism obsession wheelchair disabled death by poisoning disability franco regime (francoism) motorcycle gang father son conflict scooter physical disability disabled person madrid, spain fitting in old man elderly motorbike bodily disabled person elder care murder of family tantrum family elder elder abuse loss of legs elderly father medical supplies old gang motorised youth fake illness extreme measures fear of missing out