Released:
2008-08-29

Overview:
Orense, Spain, 1940, just after the end of the Civil War. Every time Elena locks the door of her home, she and her children become the faithful guardians of a sacred secret: Ricardo, her husband, their father, hides in the house, trying to avoid the brutal political persecution of the victors, who hunt, as if they were wild animals, and imprison or execute, those who have lost the bloody and tragic struggle…

Director:
José Luis Cuerda

Runtime:
1h 38min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Maribel Verdú
  as
  Elena
• 
  Javier Cámara
  as
  Ricardo
• 
  Raúl Arévalo
  as
  Salvador
• 
  Roger Príncep
  as
  Lorenzo
• 
  José Ángel Egido
  as
  Rector