Based on a true story, in late 1970s Barcelona, Manolo Vital, a bus driver, takes bold action to protest the neglect of Torre Baró, an immigrant neighborhood. His act becomes a symbol of resistance against systemic inequality during a pivotal moment in the city’s modern transformation.
1978. Torre Baró is a neighbourhood of shacks, built by people from Extremadura and Andalusia. Although the neighbourhood has been requesting improvements for years, they have been ignored by the state. Manolo Vital (Eduard Fernández, also in Marco, an Invented Truth) is a bus driver on line 47.
Encouraged by his neighbours to get involved in their fight, and to debunk City Council’s claims that buses cannot climb the hills in the district, one day Manolo decides to hijack his own bus and drive it to his neighbourhood.
Directed by Barcelona-born Marcel Barrena (Mediterráneo: Law of the Sea) El 47 is a rousing drama about neighbourhood pride, natural justice and the power of people coming together to create change and shape modern Barcelona.
- Director: Marcel Barrena
- Cast: Eduard Fernandez, Clara Segura, Zoe Bonafonte, Salva Reina, Oscar de la Fuente
- Genre: Drama | Social Drama. Based on a true story. 1970s. Biography. Immigration
- Duration 110 min.
- Nationality: Spain,
- Language: Spanish
- Production Companies: The MediaPro Studio, TV3, Telson, RTVE
