O resplandor das Atochas (2007)
Overview
The memory of a defeat, a barbarism: the destruction at the dawn of the civil war of people who fought for freedom, a group of anarchists from A Coruña located in the Atochas area. Through valuable witnesses and historical images a reconstruction of a metaphorical episode in the history of the country. This projection is made in collaboration with its author and the Commission for the Recovery of Historical Memory.
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| Original Language | gl |
| Popularity | 0.83 |
Directed By
Jorge Gil Munarriz
Crew
Jorge Gil Munarriz
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