Argeles
Four Republican exiles of different political tendencies recall their stay after the spanish Civil War in the French refugee camps, especially in Argeles
José A. Zorrilla
Director
Also Directed by José A. Zorrilla
A poet and journalist must take under the role of a Basque army commander during the siege of the Basque Count
After a period of inactivity, Crisanto, a police inspector, returns to the service. When a friend of his is murdered, he decides to take over the investigation.
A documentary dedicated to the poor (“Blessed are the poor fortheirs is the Kingdom of Heaven”) which studies poverty from an originalangle; the narrow doorway through which the wretched try to enter intothe paradise of the first world. The desert: Arizona. The waves: the Straitsof Gibraltar. The movement of emigrants who are not deterred by eitherthirst or wind. Even though many perish in the attempt. The contradictionis that the country of the desert is also the country of the Statue ofLiberty and a social contract of refuge. The country of the waves dedicateseach year to Santiago (St. James), patron saint of pilgrims.
Jim is the drummer for the great black musician Billy Swann. With him, he plays in a club called San Sebastián, owned by his friend Floro, every summer.
Based on the play "Los palos", by Salvador Távora. It was shot on Viznar, the place where Federico García Lorca was killed.
