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Land and Freedom

Land and Freedom

1995Movie⏱️ 1h 49mNot Rated
DramaWar
7.5
IMDB Rating
12,773 votes

David is an unemployed communist that comes to Spain in 1937 during the civil war to enroll the republicans and defend the democracy against the fascists. He makes friends between the soldiers.

Director
Ken Loach
Writers
N/A
Stars
Ian Hart, Rosana Pastor, Icíar Bollaín
Release Date
March 22, 1996
Language
English, Spanish, Catalan
Country
United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany, Spain
🏆 8
Wins
🎯 5
Nominations
💬 49
Reviews
📋 19.9K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Ian Hart
Ian Hart
as David Carr
Rosana Pastor
Rosana Pastor
as Blanca
Icíar Bollaín
Icíar Bollaín
as Maite
Tom Gilroy
Tom Gilroy
as Lawrence
Marc Martínez
Marc Martínez
as Juan Vidal
Frédéric Pierrot
Frédéric Pierrot
as Bernard Goujon
👤
Andrés Aladren
as Militia member
👤
Sergi Calleja
as Militia member
👤
Raffaele Cantatore
as Militia member
👤
Pascal Demolon
as Militia member

💰 Box Office

$228,800
Worldwide Gross
$228,800
Domestic Gross
$8,144
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.66 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Production
Parallax Pictures, Messidor Films, Road Movies Dritte Produktionen

🏷️ Keywords

spainspanish civil wartrench warfareanarchismcommunist

🎯 Categories

Political DramaDramaWar

⭐ Featured Review

Anarchist View of Anarchism in Spain
by Erick-122006-01-19
10/10

"Anarchists have remained almost invisible in mass media films. Worse, when they have appeared, it is generally some bourgeois stereotype of anarchists as violent or some socialist stereotype of anarchists as infantile. Here they are shown more accurately as organized and committed to the nitty-gritty basics of the revolution of everyday life. British director Ken Loach made a film that finally attempts an anarchist's view of anarchists in Spain during the civil war against the fascists. The victors write history, so as losers of that war, their history has for too long remained untold. B..."

💡 Did You Know?

According to Ken Loach, the debate in the village was the key scene in the film. He had local residents from the village play crowd members in that meeting.

📖 Synopsis

David is an unemployed communist that comes to Spain in 1937 during the civil war to enroll the republicans and defend the democracy against the fascists. He makes friends between the soldiers.