Land and Freedom (1995)

Land and Freedom (1995)
Director: Ken Loach
Writer: Jim Allen (screenplay)
Release Date: 7 April 1995 (Spain)
Genre: Drama - History - War



* Cast :


Ian Hart ... David Carr
Rosana Pastor ... Blanca
Icíar Bollaín ... Maite (as Iciar Bollain)
Tom Gilroy ... Lawrence
Marc Martínez ... Juan Vidal (as Marc Martinez)
Frédéric Pierrot ... Bernard Goujon (as Frederic Pierrot)
Andrés Aladren ... Militia member (as Andres Aladren)
Sergi Calleja ... Militia member
Raffaele Cantatore ... Militia member
Pascal Demolon ... Militia member
Paul Laverty ... Militia member
Josep Magem ... Militia member
Eoin McCarthy ... Connor
Jürgen Müller ... Militia member
Víctor Roca ... Militia member (as Roca)


* Plot :


Spring 1936, a young unemployed communist, David, leaves his hometown Liverpool to join the fight against fascism in Spain. He joins an international group of Militia-men and women, the POUM (Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista).


After being wounded he goes to Barcelona, where he decides to join another group of fighters. They remain in Barcelona and end up fighting other anti-fascist groups. David is disappointed and decides to go back to his old band.