The Blind Sunflowers

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The Blind Sunflowers
Los Girasoles ciegos
Spain, 2008, 98 Minute Running Time
Topics: Drama, History, Political
Program: Awards Buzz
Language: Spanish English Sub-Titles

The Spanish Civil War continues to haunt Spanish culture. Blind Sunflowers looks at the effect of the war on the children growing up under the Franco regime when a young boy can't quite figure out why his father lives secretly in his own house. His confusion increases when one of his teachers becomes unexpectedly interested in his mother.

DIRECTOR: José Luis Cuerda
Producer: Fernando Bovaira, José Luis Cuerda, Emiliano Otegui
Editor: Nacho Ruiz Capillas
Screenwriter: Rafael Azcona, José Luis Cuerda
Cinematographer: Hans Burmann
Music: Lucio Godoy
Principal Cast: Maribel Verdú, Javier Cámara, Raúl Arévalo, José Ángel Egido, Roger Princep
Filmography: The Education of Fairies (2006), ¡Hay motivo! (2004), Butterfly Tongues (1999)
Print Source: Sogepaq

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