War ·Drama ·History · United Kingdom · 1995 · 1h 49m

Land and Freedom

Land and Freedom poster
Director
Ken Loach
Cast
Ian Hart as David Carr Rosana Pastor as Blanca Frédéric Pierrot as Bernard Icíar Bollaín as Maite Tom Gilroy as Lawrence Angela Clarke as Kitty
Crew
Barry Ackroyd — Director of Photography Jonathan Morris — Editor George Fenton — Original Music Composer Jim Allen — Writer Rebecca O'Brien — Producer Martin Johnson — Production Design
Synopsis

David Carr is a British Communist who is unemployed. In 1936, when the Spanish Civil War begins, he decides to fight for the Republican side, a coalition of liberals, communists and anarchists, so he joins the POUM militia and witnesses firsthand the betrayal of the Spanish revolution by Stalin's followers and Moscow's orders.

Trailer Land and Freedom — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
workerspainsolidarityrevolutionfascismspanish civil war (1936-39)anarchistfranco regime (francoism)betrayalworking class
Key Collaborators
Ken Loach Director Barry Ackroyd Director of Photography Jonathan Morris Editor George Fenton Original Music Composer Jim Allen Writer Rebecca O'Brien Producer Martin Johnson Production Design Ana Alvargonzález Costume Design Daphne Dare Costume Design
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