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The Young and the Damned

1950 · 1h 22m · Not Rated Crime, Drama
Directed by Luis Buñuel

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A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent life in the infamous slums of Mexico City; among them Pedro, whose morality is gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.

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91%
Tomatometer
Fresh

It's a masterpiece that tangles individual and social ills into a knot, which, as we're warned in an opening voiceover, it offers no easy way to untie, rousing a sickening sense of injustice.

Nick Funnell, Time Out
Fresh

The film that Bunuel said reinvigorated his career, and indeed, its love of his young characters and his energetic, grassroots direction imbues it with a seemingly youthful vigor, even though Bunuel was 50 when he made it.

G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh

Every viewing of Los Olvidados offers further proof of its perfection.

Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
Fresh

Once seen, this movie can never be forgotten.

J. Hoberman, Village Voice
Rotten

Although made with meticulous realism and unquestioned fidelity to facts, its qualifications as dramatic entertainment -- or even social reportage -- are dim.

Bosley Crowther, New York Times

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