Movies and TvShows featuring "anti-franco" theme.
In Madrid, Spain during the Franco regime, an elderly man in a wheelchair fakes illness to get the attention of his family. In doing so, he uncovers a plot to murder his family and must take extreme measures to protect them. This dark comedy explores themes of anti-fascism, disability, and family relationships.
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France, 1975. Jean, an exiled Spanish Communist, is a successful screenwriter who, after a tragic event, struggles with his political commitment, his love for his country, under the boot of General Franco, whose death he and his comrades have waited for years, and his complicated relationship with his son. (A sequel to “The War Is Over,” 1966.)
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