Movies and TvShows featuring "general-franco" theme.

While at War is a historical drama set in Salamanca, Spain, during the Spanish Civil War in 1936. The film follows a college professor who is faced with moral dilemmas as he navigates the political repression and military uprising under the Franco regime. Based on a true story, the film explores themes of dictatorship, rebellion, and political repression.

Vitoria, Basque Country, Spain, March 3, 1976. After several months of protests demanding decent working conditions, a general strike is called. Thousands of workers gather in the church of San Francisco, in the working-class neighborhood of Zaramaga. Outside, many more people gather and, nearby, a hundred heavily armed policemen are waiting to act.

David Riondino, an Italian film director, is coming to Spain to document the Atocha massacre of 1977, to make a film on its 50th anniversary. He will be helped by Alejandra, a young documentary filmmaker who urges him to contextualise the past with the current rise of the far right. By investigating the Atocha attack, David will recover a part of that recent past and at the same time will witness a reality that encourages reflection on some burning issues such as the advance of the far right, problems of access to housing and job insecurity.