Upon the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in July 1936, the anarchist union CNT socialized the film industry in Spain, so in Madrid and Barcelona film workers took over the production assets and, between 1936 and 1938, numerous films on a wide variety of topics were released, composing a varied mosaic that gives rise to one of the most unusual and original moments of Spanish cinematography.

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Documentary about the life and work of film director Preston Sturges.

An exploration —manipulated and staged— of life in Las Hurdes, in the province of Cáceres, in Extrem...

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The story of Salvador Puig Antich, one of the last political prisoners to be executed under Franco's...

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True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of...

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A portrait of the actress and singer Pepa Flores, an incarnation of the recent history of Spain, who...

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