- EXTENDED SYNOPSIS
Es una historia épica de acción, aventura y amor ambientada en la convulsa época de la Guerra Civil española. Narra las vidas de dos amigos de la infancia, Josemaría Escrivá y Manolo Torres, que se ven separados por la agitación política de lapre-guerra y escogen caminos opuestos cuando el conflicto estalla.Josemaría opta por el camino del amor y la paz: se hace sacerdote y lucha para extender la reconciliación fundando el Opus Dei (Obra de Dios). Manolo, por su parte, escoge el camino del odio y la violencia y termina involucrado en una oscura tramadeespionaje en las filas republicanas. Durante este tiempo, se obsesiona con una bella revolucionaria húngara, Ildiko, que se ha unido a la milicia movida por sus apasionados ideales. Pero cuando Ildiko le rechaza y se entrega al valiente lídermiliciano,Oriol, los celos de Manolo le llevan a un trágico camino de traición.
The film tells the story of London-based investigative journalist Robert Torres, who visits Spain to research a book about Josemaría Escrivá, the controversial founder of Opus Dei. But, Robert hits a wall, both professionally and personally, whenhismost promising source - his own father, Manolo Torres, turns out to be his least cooperative one. Robert begins to unearth his father´s toxic secrets when he learns that Manolo was not only born in the same Spanish town as Josemaría, but, thattheywerechidhood friends and attended the same seminary. The two men take radically different paths in life, with Josemaría dedicating his life to his faith while Manolo is swept into the brutal and tumultuous Spanish Civil War. Manolo descends into adangerous and jealous obsession when the beautiful Hungarian revolutionary Ildiko doesn´t retirn his affections and instead gives herself to the corageous military leader, Oriol.As Robert continues to unearth the secrets of Josemaría´s life and Manolo´s mysterious anger, their overlapping journeys are revealed with the truths and sorrows of their past choices, which compels Manolo to confront his own secret with one lastopportunity of forgiveness.
- CAST
Performance | Name | Role |
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Cast | Charlie Cox | Josemaría Escrivá |
Cast | Wes Bentley | Manolo |
Cast | Dougray Scott | Robert |
Cast | Unax Ugalde | Pedro |
Cast | Olga Kurylenko | Ildiko |
Cast | Golshifteh Farahani | Leila |
Cast | Ana Torrent | Dª. Dolores |
Cast | Alfonso Bassave | Jiménez |
Cast | Jordi Mollà | D. José |
Cast | Rodrigo Santoro | Oriol |
Cast | Geraldine Chaplin | Abileyza |
Cast | Alejandro Casaseca | Jaime |
Cast | Yaiza Guimaré | Pilar |
Cast | Jan Cornet | Ortiz |
Cast | Derek Jacobi | Honorio |
Cast | Lily Cole | Aline |
Cast | Charles Dance | Monseñor Solano |
- CREW
Performance | Name | Notes |
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Production | Roland Joffé | |
Production | Ignacio Gómez-Sancha | |
Production | Guy J. Louthan | |
Production | Ignacio Núñez | |
Directed by | Joffé, Roland | |
Executive Production | James Ordonez | |
Executive Production | Rusty Lemonade | |
Executive Production | Dámaso Ezpeleta | |
Line Production | Anna Cassina | |
Line Production | Verónica Cura | |
Screenplay | Roland Joffé | |
Cinematography | Gabriel Beristain (B.S.C. - A.S.C.) | |
Score | Stephen Warbeck | |
Score | Robert Folk | |
Film Editing | Richard Nord | |
Production Design - Art Direction | Sonia Aranzabal | |
Production Design - Art Direction | Marcela Bazzano | |
Production Design - Art Direction | Marcelo Salvioli | |
Costume Design | Yvonne Blake | |
Sound | Gabriel Gutiérrez | |
Sound Design | Gabriel Gutiérrez | |
Sound Design | Mark A. Mangini | |
Re-recording mixer | Chris David | |
Re-recording mixer | Tim Leblanc | |
Re-recording mixer | Skip Lievsay | |
Re-recording mixer | Sven Taits | |
Assistant Director | Henry Tomlinson | |
Casting | Norma Angeleri | |
Casting | Amy Hubbard | |
Casting | Cathy Sandrich | |
Make-up | Michele Burke | |
Make-up | Ana López Puigcerver | |
Make-up FX | Roland Blancaflor | |
Special Effects | Federico Ransenberg | |
Special Effects | Pau Costa | |
Special Effects | Adolfo Martín Crespo | |
Visual Effects | El Ranchito | |
Camera Operators | David Domínguez | |
Camera Operators | Matías Mesa | |
Set Design | Eugenio Zanetti |
- FILM & TRAILER RATINGS
Film Rating | Duration | Certification |
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES UNDER 7 | 117 min. | 3/3/2011 |
Trailer Rating | Runtime | Certification |
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES UNDER 7 | 3 min. seg. | 12/22/2010 |
Video Rating | Runtime | Certification |
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES UNDER 7 | 117 min. seg. | 6/24/2011 |
- PUBLIC GRANTS
Grant | Amount |
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Grants - Amortisation of Feature Films - General | 1,500,000.00 € |
Grants - Reducing interest - Production | 90,000.00 € |
- CREW
Tag | Information |
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Year of the Spanish Films Catalogue | 2011 |
Production year | 2011 |
Length | Largometraje |
Film Formats | 35 mm. |
Original version | Ínglés / English |
Running time | 117 minutos |
Emulsion | Kodak Color |
Aspect ratio | Scope 1:2,35 |
Camera model | Arricam LT y ST con ópticas Zeiss Master Prime y Angenieux |
Laboratories | TECHNICOLOR MADRID |
Laboratories | CINECOLOR BUENOS AIRES |
- Film Info
Tag | Information |
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Star-up shooting date | 7/2/2009 |
Ending shooting date | 10/24/2009 |
Locations | Argentina - (Days: N/E) |
Locations | Spain - (Days: N/E) |
Locations | Italy - (Days: N/E) |
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- Festivals and Awards
Participation in Festivals | Section |
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Shanghai International Film Festival (China) 2011 | Official Selection Competition |