"Land and Freedom" ( English Land and Freedom ) - a feature film by British director Ken Loach , released in 1995 .
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| Genre | Historical drama military |
| Producer | Ken Loach |
| Producer | Rebecca O'Brien |
| Author script | Jim Allen |
| In the main cast | Ian Hart Rosana Pastor |
| Operator | Barry Ackroyd |
| Composer | George Fenton |
| Film company | BIM , BBC , British Screen Productions , Canal + España , etc. |
| Duration | 109 minutes |
| A country |  Great Britain  Spain  Germany  Italy |
| Tongue | English Spanish Catalan |
| Year | 1995 |
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| IMDb | ID 0114671 |
Story
The film describes the events of the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939 . English Communist Dave Carr goes to Spain to fight the Franco . He is accepted into the internationally composed military unit of the Workers Party of Marxist Unity (POUM) and sent to the front. After some time, Carr is injured and ends up in Barcelona . In May 1937, the Spanish Stalinists provoked barricade battles in the city. Workers shoot at each other. Repression begins against the anarchists and independent Marxists .
Cast
- Ian Hart - Dave Carr
- Rosana Pastor - Blanca
- Isiar Bolyain - Mayte
- Tom Gilroy - Lawrence
- Marc Martinez - Juan Vidal
- One McCarthy - Connor
- Susanne Maddock - Kim, Dave's Granddaughter
- Angela Clark - Kitty
Awards and nominations
- 1995 - two prizes of the Cannes Film Festival : the prize of the International Federation of Film Presses and the prize of the ecumenical jury (both Ken Loach).
- 1995 - European Film Academy Award for Best Film (Rebecca O'Brien).
- 1996 - Cesar Award for Best Foreign Language Film (Ken Loach).
- 1996 - Goya Award to Best Actress Debutant (Rosana Pastor).
- 1996 - Sant Jordi Award for Best Film (Ken Loach).
- 1996 - BAFTA Award nomination for Best British Film (Rebecca O'Brien, Ken Loach).
- 1996 - Nomination for the Silver Ribbon Award of the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists for Best Director of a Foreign Film (Ken Loach).
Links
- Earth and Freedom on the Internet Movie Database
- Earth and Liberty on the allmovie website
- Earth and Freedom on the Rotten Tomatoes website