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Completed - SPANISH - Drama - 128 minutes

Log Line

Madrid, 1940. A women’s prison in Ventas. General Franco and his army have seized power. The winners are not satisfied with their victory; they want to exterminate their enemy.

Previous markets

  • AFM 2011 (Premiere)
  • Berlin EFM 2012 (Screening)
  • Cannes 2012 (Screening)
Full history

Year of production : 2011

Director(s) : Benito ZAMBRANO
Writer(s) : Benito ZAMBRANO, Ignacio DEL MORAL
Cast : María LEÓN, Inma CUESTA, Marc CLOTET, Daniel HOLGUÍN

Producer(s) : Benito ZAMBRANO (Maestranza Films), Antonio PÉREZ (Maestranza Films)

Synopsis

Madrid, 1940. A women’s prison in Ventas. General Franco and his army have seized power.
The winners are not satisfied with their victory; they want to exterminate their enemy. Every man and woman who was part of, or supported, the Resistance, or who is just suspected of it, will be hunted down and eradicated without mercy. Repression has become part of life.
All of Spain is a prison.
The women’s prison in Ventas was filled with prisoners of this kind. Women who fought for freedom were now suffering repression, torture and death. Our story deals with the life of these prisoners. A group of women sharing a terrible story.

Production

Country(ies) : SPAIN

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Festivals and Awards

San Sebastian FF 2011 - Official selection (Silver Shell for best actress)


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