Fanny Straw-Top

Fanny Straw-Top

Directed by Vicente Aranda

Produced by Lolafilms, Morgana Films

1984100 min5.0 / 10

A gritty, melancholic revenge thriller set in Barcelona's criminal underworld, where a woman's years of rage collide with systemic corruption and moral decay.

In the slums of Barcelona, Fanny, a woman just released from prison, tries to carry out a revenge that has nourished for years: to kill "El Gallego", the corrupt and brutal policeman who killed her boyfriend

Questions people ask

  • Is Fanny Straw-Top violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Fanny Straw-Top easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Fanny Straw-Top sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is Fanny Straw-Top scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Does Fanny Straw-Top end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

6/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity11

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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