A comedy of sketches that mixes melodrama and history to examine how politics can affect film.
During the Civil War, a group of Spanish film-makers is invited to make a folkloric film in the UFA studios in Nazi Germany. The contrasting German and Spanish ideologies, together with the personal relations and circumstances of the film-makers, soon become apparent, leading to complicated situations.
Technical specifications
Screenplay
Rafael Azcona, David Trueba, Carlos López, Manuel Ángel Egea
Actors
Penélope Cruz, Jorge Sanz, Antonio Resines, Santiago Segura
Photography
Javier Aguirresarobe Zubía
Music
Antoine Duhamel
Format
Colour
Duration
121 minutes
Awards
Goya Best Film Award