Mambru Went to War (1986)

Original title

Mambrú se fue a la guerra

Directed by

Fernando Fernán Gómez

Genre

drama film

Country

Spain

Runtime

1h 39m

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

After Franco's death, a family deals with the lingering effects of his regime. The story follows their daily lives and personal struggles in a changing Spain.

thoughtfullow-keyreflectivepostwarbittersweetcharacter-drivengrounded

What happens

Mambru Went to War (Spanish: Mambrú se fue a la guerra) is a 1986 Spanish drama film directed by Fernando Fernán-Gómez, written by Pedro Beltrán, scored by Carmelo A. Bernaola and starring Agustín González, Emma Cohen, Fernando Fernán-Gómez and María Asquerino. It is set after Francisco Franco's death. Fernando Fernán Gómez received the Goya Award for Best Actor, and Pedro Beltrán and Agustín González were also nominated to Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor respectively. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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