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Orense, Spain, 1940, just after the end of the Civil War. Every time Elena locks the door of her home, she and her children become the faithful guardians of a sacred secret: Ricardo, her husband, their father, hides in the house, trying to avoid the brutal political persecution of the victors, who hunt, as if they were wild animals, and imprison or execute, those who have lost the bloody and tragic struggle…Read moreLess
Orense, Spain, 1940, just after the end of the Civil War. Every time Elena locks the door of her home, she and her children become the faithful guardians of a sacred secret: Ricardo, her husband, their father, hides in the house, trying to avoid the brutal political persecution of the victors, who hunt, as if they were wild animals, and imprison or execute, those who have lost the bloody and tragic struggle…
The story
Orense, Spain, 1940, just after the end of the Civil War. Every time Elena locks the door of her home, she and her children become the faithful guardians of a sacred secret: Ricardo, her husband, their father, hides in the house, trying to avoid the brutal political persecution of the victors, who hunt, as if they were wild animals, and imprison or execute, those who have lost the bloody and tragic struggle…
Cast & crew
Maribel VerdúElena
Javier CámaraRicardo
Raúl ArévaloSalvador
Roger PríncepLorenzo
José Ángel EgidoRector
Martiño RivasLalo (as Martín Rivas)
Irene EscolarElenita
Juan Antonio QuintanaSeñor Cueto
Fernando RansanzDirector
David JanerFalangista
Ricardo de BarreiroFernández
Miguel de LiraHermanoExplore the crew
- Director
- José Luis Cuerda
- Screenplay
- José Luis Cuerda
- Original Music Composer
- Lucio Godoy
- Director of Photography
- Hans Burmann
- Editor
- Nacho Ruiz Capillas
- Writer
- Rafael Azcona