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:

Shangrila

great movie!!!

I was really caught by the story - a story which I didn't know, and which is hardly known outside Spain and even Catalogne, as the director explained in a festival here in Italy where the film was presented. The last years of life of Salvador Puig Antich, the Spanish anarchic activist, who became the last prisoner of the Franchist regime to be executed. The rhythm is fantastic, energetic and dynamic, thanks to a very suggestive photography and the use of vivid images. The music supports the high tone of the events. The last part involves the spectator in a "crescendo" of emotions, slowing down the rhythm while approaching to the inevitable end. No political claims, no moralistic lessons. A well shot, thrilling, emotional movie!