Synopsis
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…
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
72 audience votes
Key crew
- José Luis CuerdaDirector
- José Luis CuerdaScreenplay
- Lucio GodoyOriginal Music Composer
- Rafael AzconaWriter
Cast
- 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 LiraHermano
Stills
Themes
motherconfessionfugitiverepression