Salvador (Puig Antich) (2006)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Manuel Huerga

Writers:

Lluís Arcarazo (writer)
Francesc Escribano (book)

Release Date:

15 September 2006 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A profile of anarchist and bank-robber Salvador Puig Antich, whose 1974 execution under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco ushered in a period of unrest that helped Spain transition to democracy. |

Plot Keywords:

Anarchist | Character Name In Title

Awards:

15 wins & 21 nominations

Cast

Daniel Brühl	...	Salvador Puig Antich
Tristán Ulloa	...	Oriol Arau
Leonardo Sbaraglia	...	Jesús
Joel Joan	...	Oriol
Celso Bugallo	...	Pare Salvador
Mercedes Sampietro	...	Mare Salvador
Olalla Escribano	...	Imma
Carlota Olcina	...	Carme
Bea Segura	...	Montse
Andrea Ros	...	Merçona
Jacob Torres	...	Petit
Pablo Derqui	...	Jordi
Oriol Vila	...	Ignasi
Simon Bellouard	...	Sebas
William Miller	...	Cri-Cri

Also Known As:

Salvador (Spain) (short title)
Salvador Puig Antich (Spain) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

134 min

Country:

Spain | UK

Language:

Catalan | Spanish | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Andorra

Company:

Future Films

Trivia:

At a certain point (rather early) in the movie, the song "Eimaste Dyo" ("We Are Two") by Mikis Theodorakis is heard, not with Greek lyrics though. The song was written during (and lyrically refers to) the common imprisonment (and the tortures accompanying it) of Mikis Theodorakis and Andreas Lentakis, during the dictatorship period in Greece (1967-1974).

Quotes:

Jesús: They've assassinated Carrero Blanco.
Salvador Puig Antich: That bomb killed me as well.

Movie Connections:

References Les quatre cents coups (1959)

Soundtrack:

Locomotive Breath

very naive

i can't help wondering what the point of this film pamphlet was. it seemed to veer towards naive heroism in the beginning and at the end again, meanwhile completely neglecting a discussion of what set these people apart from other 'normal' terrorists. and then we get a subplot of the last death penalty dealt in Spain with this kid who of course doesn't deserve to be murdered at the hands of the state, but who does really. it fails on this level as well as a level of human relationship, using the story of the guard merely to make a point of how the revolution lives on.

so i felt really ambiguous and detached from the film, which seemed so uncommitted to an involved and deep discussion of its story.