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Cria!

7.5(291)19761h 45m2

Ana, an eight-year-old girl living in Madrid with her grandmother and two sisters, mourns the death of her mother.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
Spanish
  • sibling relationship
  • madrid, spain
  • reflective
  • complex
  • mother daughter relationship
  • dramatic
  • intense
  • depressing
  • cruel

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Director

Carlos Saura

Produced in

Spain

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical20 Dec 1976
  • United KingdomGB

    • Physical12DVD / BD4 Dec 2017
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical23 Sept 1976
  • FinlandFI

    • Theatrical19 Aug 1977
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereCannes Film Festival14 May 1976
    • TheatricalU3 Jun 1976
    • TheatricalRe-release7 Feb 2007
    • PhysicalDVD21 Nov 2007
    • PhysicalBlu-Ray2 Jul 2014
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical163 Dec 1976
  • GreeceGR

    • TheatricalRe-Issue23 Jul 2026
  • HungaryHU

    • Theatrical1828 Jun 1979
  • JapanJP

    • TheatricalR18+10 Oct 1987
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical21 May 1977
    • Physical6DVD1 Apr 2005
    • TV6Nederland 28 May 2012
    • Physical6BD7 Apr 2014
    • Theatrical64K Restored, 50th Anniversary26 Aug 2026
  • PolandPL

    • Theatrical181 Sept 1977
  • RomaniaRO

    • Theatrical183 Jun 1976

Frequently asked questions

Cria! was released on 3 June 1976.

Audience reviews

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    talisencrw

    5/13/2016

    10/10

    Easily my favourite of many of Saura's films that I have seen, and this, together with 'The Spirit of the Beehive' are my two favourite Spanish films (I don't count Bunuel films as being Spanish, but centered on the country by which he made them, since he was an exile). Coincidentally, these two feature the greatest child performances I have ever seen, thanks to Ana Torrent. As well, though I also like Chaplin's work…

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