

When the Bull Cried
2017, Spanish. Directed by Karen Vasquez Guadarrama & Bart Goossens.
Danger, toil, and superstition pervade life in a mining town high up in the Bolivian mountains. Tin is the heartbeat of the community providing jobs and livelihoods - but at considerable cost. With deaths commonplace, people make offerings to El Tio, the devil under the earth, for protection and good fortune. But when the mountain's flow of tin ebbs, further measures must be taken...
- Runtime
- 1h 7m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
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- Released
- 31 October 2017
- Original title
- Cuando el toro lloró
- Country
- Belgium, Bolivia
- Written by
- Karen Vasquez Guadarrama, Bart Goossens
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When the Bull Cried runs 67 minutes (1h 7m).
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When the Bull Cried isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can rent it or buy it online. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed When the Bull Cried?
When the Bull Cried (2017) was directed by Karen Vasquez Guadarrama and Bart Goossens.