The State's Secret Cesspit

Jul 18, 2017

1h 19m

★ 9.0

Overview

A chronicle of the bad practices carried out within the Spanish Ministry of the Interior based on the recordings of the conversations between Minister Jorge Fernández Díaz and Daniel de Alfonso, revealed by the newspaper Público in June 2016.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Mediapro

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Cast

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Jaime Barrado

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Jaume Bartumeu

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Marcelino Martín Blas

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José Oreja

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