The Blind Sunflowers (2008)

6.5/10 • 98 min • Drama

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…

Cast

Maribel Verdú

Javier Cámara

Raúl Arévalo

Roger Príncep

José Ángel Egido

Martiño Rivas

Lalo (as Martín Rivas)

Irene Escolar

Juan Antonio Quintana

Fernando Ransanz

David Janer

Ricardo de Barreiro

Miguel de Lira

Fanny de Castro

Tía Lola

Santi Prego

Íñigo Navares

Patrick Criado

Sergio Murillo

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