The Blind Sunflowers
2008 · 1h 38m · N/A
Drama
Directed by
José Luis Cuerda
,
Fernando Ransanz
Overview
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…
Director and cast
- José Luis Cuerda Director
- Fernando Ransanz Director
- Maribel Verdú as Elena
- Javier Cámara as Ricardo
- Raúl Arévalo as Salvador
- Roger Príncep as Lorenzo
- José Ángel Egido as Rector
- Martiño Rivas as Lalo
- Irene Escolar as Elenita
- Juan Antonio Quintana as Señor Cueto
- Fernando Ransanz as Director
- David Janer Cast
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