Dawn of Hope (1937)

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Released:
1937-08-30

Overview:
"Dawn of Hope" (1937) is a film made by Antonio Sau for the anarchist union the CNT and is also one of the most important social films made ​​in Spain. Keep in mind that was filmed at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, when the revolutionary impulse still held firm. In this respect, tells the story of John, a worker who has just become unemployed, their effort to get a new, impossible to work in a country with more than three million unemployed at the time, as it says in the film. John's wife also takes a humiliating job to feed their children. Outraged by this and seeing the conformism of the people, John ends up as a social agitator.

Director:
Antonio Sau Olite

Runtime:
1h 0min

Genre:
Drama

  • Cast:
  • Félix de Pomés
    as
    Juan
  • Enriqueta Soler
    as
    Marta
  • Román González 'Chispita'
    as
    Antoñito
  • Ana María Campoy
    as
    Pilarin
  • Pilar Torres
    as
    Tanguista