A work of Valle-Inclán, the story takes place in Galicia in the early twentieth century. To escape poverty, the wife of a sacristan uses a hydrocephalic child as a sideshow attraction. This causes a confrontation with her sister-in-law.
as Mari Gaila
as Séptimo Miau
as Pedro Gailo
as Rosa la Tatula
as Marica del Reino
as Miguelín
as Simoniña
as Conde Polaco
as Ambrosio
as Urbino