In a dystopian society where martial law is imposed, a high school student named Riley finds herself trapped in her school after hours. As she navigates the dark hallways filled with oppressive authority figures, she uncovers a sinister secret that threatens her life.
The Silence of Others is a documentary that follows the fight for justice in post-Franco Spain. It tells the story of the victims of the Franco regime and their quest for truth, justice, and accountability. The film explores the impact of the decades-long dictatorship on the lives of ordinary people, and the ongoing struggle to confront the crimes of the past.
This documentary explores the story of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, a group of American volunteers who fought against fascism in the Spanish Civil War. It delves into their experiences, the challenges they faced, and their impact on the war.
Que mi nombre no se borre de la historia (2006) is a documentary that explores the impact of the Spanish Civil War and the subsequent Francoist regime on the people of Spain. The film delves into the historical memory of the war, the trauma of exile, and the political repression faced by those who resisted fascism. Through personal testimonies and archival footage, the documentary sheds light on this dark chapter in Spanish history.
Perm, Siberia, 1918. the central Siberian White guard corps under the command of a young general Anatoliy Pepelyaev have taken the city. the army is exhausted and running short on supplies. the General tasks the Permian merchants with collecting the money needed for the survival of the army much to their dismay. madame chagina, a rich widow answers the call and presents general with a massive diamond... only to have it mysteriously disappear the next day. recently sentenced to death red Army investigator Andrei murzin is brought in to nd the precious contribution. murzin must nd the diamond in exchange for a chance to save his life.
During the Franco regime, the prisons are filled with thousands of people with artistic ideals.
Pico Reja: The Truth Buried Beneath is a powerful documentary that delves deep into the horrifying events of the Pico Reja massacre during the Spanish Civil War. Through interviews with survivors, archival footage, and expert analysis, the film uncovers the brutal truth behind this tragic event and explores its lasting impact on Spanish society. The documentary sheds light on the historical memory and political repression in Spain during that time, highlighting the struggle for justice and the fight against fascism.
Documentary that recovers the memory of the neighbors who were victims of Franco's repression in the Tiétar Valley and the Sierra de San Vicente, in the province of Toledo, and surrounding towns. Many of them are listed as missing: they were made to disappear at dawn and their families never saw them again.
An audiovisual chronicle of the Spanish Civil War in Galicia. Memorias Rotas centers on a group of republican fighters leaded by Commander José Moreno. The group disappears as they fail trying to escape by sea in the border between Galicia and Asturias and nobody ever knows about them.
The story is set in six key scenarios of the conflict in the region: Bielsa, Barbastro, Belchite, Caspe, Teruel and Alcañiz. On this tour we find abundant remains of the war in the landscape and numerous testimonies that narrate this journey through our history.
In 1936, after the coup d'état perpetrated by Franco against democratic Spain and the subsequent dictatorship that followed a bloody Civil War, women suffered physical, sexual, economic, educational and political violence, leading to the largest theft of babies in the world. History of recent Europe. 'Las vencidas y no derrotadas' is a documentary with the testimonies of these women, whose faces bear the mark left by unhealed wounds. Its protagonists tell us about real events, reliving events that were milestones in their families, towns and cities, supported by graphic documentation of family and personal memories, as well as images and audios from historical archives.
In 'All our Lives', the documentary explores the concept of historical memory within Francoist Spain, highlighting the impact of the white terror and the resistance against fascism during the Spanish Civil War. It delves into the stories of anarchists and guerrilla fighters, emphasizing the importance of anti-fascism and the preservation of collective memory.
The documentary ‘Les mamàs Belgues’ directed by Sven Tuytens is the story of 21 young women from Belgium who volunteered in 1937 to work as nurses in a Valencian military hospital, looking after republican soldiers.
During the 30s, the young Catalan teacher Antoni Benaiges takes office at a rural school in northern Spain. Antoni has a simple project: he wants to teach his pupils to write and to be free through the use of the printing press. But his dream ends very soon. An individual and collective story in memory of the victims of the Franco's repression.
Documentary about the life of Josep Almudéver, born in Marseille (France) and raised in Alcàsser (Valencia), he is one of the international brigade members who participated in the Spanish Civil War on behalf of the Republican side, and the only one still alive today.
The film, which shows the Battle of the Ebro and the last days of the Spanish Civil War, is an unpublished story by Patricio Azcárate (London, 1920- Alicante, 2018), son of the ambassador of the Second Republic in London, Pablo de Azcárate. Patricio Azcárate participated as a volunteer in the Ebro where, due to his knowledge of languages, he was assigned to the General Staff and served as a translator with the brigade members.
Thousands of people were buried in Valle de los Caídos without permission. Many were republicans who now rest next to Franco, their executioner. Their families are fighting to get them out of Valle de los Caídos and bring them home. A research work that recounts the struggle of family members to remove the remains of parents, grandparents and siblings, victims of the Civil War, from the Valle de los Caídos, a unique monument in the world, both for its dimensions and for its connections with the dictatorship
The military uprising of 1936 tried to eradicate all traces of the social transformation that had brought the Republic. There were villages like Guímara, in the Valley of Fornela (León), whose almost unanimous support to the Republic supposed a hard and systematic repression. This isolated village, of about 85 neighbors, suffered one of the most painful forms of punishment: deportation of adults to concentration camps, separating them from their minor children. In this documentary it is told the chronicle of this terrible repression that sought to subdue and subjugate the population through fear, trying to destroy family ties, solidarity networks between the people and personal and collective subsistence economy. The memory of lullabies from their mothers was the echo that reached their children from the forced exile who lived their elders.