Malvís (Alfredo Landa) is sick of working like crazy for nothing. He'd rather become a bandit, that's much better, he's gonna be the fearful Fendetestas! He'll spread panic in the woods of his region. But there's a little problem: there aren't much people living in his region, everyone knows everyone and everyone is so poor, so is gonna be difficult that someone takes Malvís/Fendetestas too seriously.　　This is a magic history, so funny, and full of situations that will make you laugh. It's also full of characters that belong to the Spanish idiosyncrasy: the strict priest, the Guardia Civil, the old devout women, the village idiot... there's even a lost soul wandering around the woods.　　The great Alfredo Landa heads a cast that gathered together the best two generations of Spanish scene: from Fernando Rey to Encarna Paso, from Manuel Alexandre to María Isbert... A cast like that would be just unthinkable nowadays. &quotEl Bosque Animado&quot was the first movie of José Luis Cuerda's trilogy of rural comedies (after this one he made the surreal &quotAmanece Que No Es Poco&quot, and &quotAsí En El Cielo Como En La Tierra&quot. Those are movies so personal that stress the Spanish culture. The young directors should take note of films like &quotEl Bosque Animado&quot, instead of trying to be the new &quotenfant terrible&quot and imitating US worst cinema.