The Rats
1997, Spanish. Directed by Antonio Giménez-Rico.
In the mid-fifties, El Nini lives in the poorest and most forgotten rural Castile (Spain). He is a child with no more knowledge than those provided by nature. El Nini lives with his father in a cave, and with him he devotes himself to the hunting of water rats, the only means of subsistence they know. But when they are tried to deprive them of their roof and their livelihood, violence will erupt uncontrollably.
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
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- Released
- 4 June 1997
- Original title
- Las ratas
- Country
- Spain
- Written by
- Antonio Giménez-Rico
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The Rats runs 97 minutes (1h 37m).
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The Rats isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 June 1997. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Rats?
The Rats (1997) was directed by Antonio Giménez-Rico and stars Álvaro Monje, José Caride, Juan Jesús Valverde.