Los girasoles ciegos
6.5
98 minutes
8/29/2008
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…
Cast List
Maribel Verdú
as Elena
Javier Cámara
as Ricardo
Raúl Arévalo
as Salvador
Roger Príncep
as Lorenzo
José Ángel Egido
as Rector
Martiño Rivas
as Lalo
Patrick Criado
as Luis
Irene Escolar
as Elenita
David Janer
as Falangista
Ricardo de Barreiro
as Fernández
Miguel de Lira
as Hermano
Fanny de Castro
as Tía Lola
Carmen Losa
as Sobrina
Laura Ponte
as Limpiadora
Luis Callejo
as Fiscal Militar
Karmele Aranburu
as Actriz (voice)
Camilo Rodríguez
as (voice)
Juan Antonio Quintana
as (uncredited)
Fernando Ransanz
as (uncredited)
Mario Roldán
as (uncredited)
Santi Prego
as (uncredited)
Xosé Manuel Olveira
as (uncredited)
Emiliano Otegui
as (uncredited)