The read
It runs a compact 1h 14m.
Synopsis
February 1939. Overwhelmed by the flood of Republicans fleeing Franco's dictatorship, the French government's solution consists in confining the Spanish refugees in concentration camps where they have no other choice than to build their own shelters, feed off the horses which have carried them out of their country, and die by the hundred for lack of hygiene and water... In one of these camps, two men, separated by barbwire, will become friends. One is a guard the other is Josep Bartoli (Barcelona 1910 - New York 1995), a cartoonist who fights against the Franco regime.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic77/100
125 audience votes
Key crew
- AurelDirector
- Jean-Louis MilesiScreenplay
- Sílvia Pérez CruzOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sergi LópezJosep Bartoli (voice)
- Alba PujolMicaela / Enriqueta (voice)
- Sílvia Pérez CruzBertillia / Frida Kahlo (voice)
- Valérie LemercierLa Mère de Valentin (voice)
- Gérard HernandezGrand-père Serge (voice)
- David MarsaisValentin (voice)
- Bruno SoloSerge (voice)
- Thomas VDBLe Père de Valentin / Le Docteur (voice)
- François MorelRobert (voice)
- Alain CauchiLéon (voice)
- Sophia AramL'Infirmière (voice)
- Xavier SerranoHelios (voice)