The Blind Sunflowers (2008)
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…
- Released
- 2008-08-29
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- José Luis Cuerda, José Luis Cuerda
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 from 73 votes
Cast
- Maribel Verdú as Elena
- Javier Cámara as Ricardo
- Raúl Arévalo as Salvador
- Roger Príncep as Lorenzo
- José Ángel Egido as Rector
- Martiño Rivas as Lalo (as Martín Rivas)
- Irene Escolar as Elenita
- Juan Antonio Quintana as Señor Cueto
- Fernando Ransanz as Director
- David Janer as Falangista
- Ricardo de Barreiro as Fernández
- Miguel de Lira as Hermano