The Blind Sunflowers
Orense, Spain, 1940, just after the end of the Civil War. Every time Elena locks the door of her home, she and her children become the faithful guardians of a sacred secret: Ricardo, her husband, their father, hides in the house, trying to avoid the brutal political persecution of the victors, who hunt, as if they were wild animals, and imprison or execute, those who have lost the bloody and tragic struggle…
Status
Released
Released
2008-08-29
Runtime
1h 38m
Studios
Country
Spain
Language
Spanish
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Awards
Nominated for 1 Academy Award
Academy Awards 1 nominated
- 2009 International Submission to the Academy Awards Nominated
Goya Award for Best Actress 1 nominated
- 2009 Best Actress Nominated Maribel Verdú
Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay 1 won
- 2008 Best Adapted Screenplay Won
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Director
Cast
Maribel Verdú
Elena
Javier Cámara
Ricardo
Raúl Arévalo
Salvador
Roger Príncep
Lorenzo
José Ángel Egido
Rector
Martiño Rivas
Lalo (as Martín Rivas)
Irene Escolar
Elenita
Juan Antonio Quintana
Señor Cueto
Fernando Ransanz
Director
David Janer
Falangista
Ricardo de Barreiro
Fernández
Miguel de Lira
Hermano
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