The Blind Sunflowers (2008)
1h 38m
Running Time
August 29, 2008Release Date
The Blind Sunflowers (2008)
1h 38m
Running Time
August 29, 2008Release Date
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Plot.
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…
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Cast & Crew.
Maribel Verdú
Elena
Javier Cámara
Ricardo
Raúl Arévalo
Salvador
Roger Príncep
Lorenzo
José Ángel Egido
Rector
Martiño Rivas
Lalo
Patrick Criado
Luis
Irene Escolar
Elenita
Juan Antonio Quintana
Actor
Fernando Ransanz
Actor
Ricardo de Barreiro
Fernández
David Janer
Falangista
Miguel de Lira
Hermano
José Luis Cuerda
Director
Fanny de Castro
Tía Lola
Carmen Losa
Sobrina
Rafael Azcona
Writer
Laura Ponte
Limpiadora
Alberto Méndez
Writer
Luis Callejo
Fiscal Militar
Fernando Bovaira
Producer
Karmele Aranburu
Actriz (voice)
Camilo Rodríguez
(voice)
Emiliano Otegui
Producer
Lucio Godoy
Composer
Hans Burmann
Cinematographer
Mario Roldán
(uncredited)
Santi Prego
(uncredited)
Nacho Ruiz Capillas
Editor
Xosé Manuel Olveira
(uncredited)
Balter Gallart
ProductionDesigner
Sonia Grande
Costume Design
Luis San Narciso
Casting
Simón de Santiago
Executive Producer
Fermín Galán
Hair Department Head
Julio Madurga
Camera Operator
Sylvie Imbert
Makeup Artist
Juan Alén
Associate Producer
José Luis Moya
Construction Coordinator
Glòria Blanes
Script Supervisor
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 29, 2008
Original NameLos girasoles ciegos
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 38m
Filming LocationsGalicia · Madrid, Spain
Genres
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Wiki.
The Blind Sunflowers (Spanish: Los girasoles ciegos) is a 2008 Spanish film directed by José Luis Cuerda and written by Rafael Azcona and Cuerda, based on the 2004 novel The Blind Sunflowers by Alberto Méndez. The film stars Maribel Verdú, Javier Cámara and Raúl Arévalo.
This film was Spain's 81st Academy Awards official submission to Foreign Language Film category, but it was not selected.