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Housed in a strong narrative, what is impressive about Buñuel’s film is how far-reaching his commentary is while dealing with this small troupe of characters. If this film, one of his first after having left Europe for Mexico in the late 1940s, lacks much of the sly humour of his later work it certainly maintains all the barbs. The world of Los Olvidados is one where the parents are little better than the children and where the fundamental trust which gels society together is undone and useless.