Las constituyentes (1998)

Directed by

Oliva Acosta

Genre

documentary film

Country

Spain

Runtime

1h 10m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of the 27 women who were elected to the Spanish parliament after the end of Franco's dictatorship. It features interviews with these former deputies and senators, showing how they helped shape democracy in Spain.

educationalreflectivehistoricalsoberempoweringthoughtfulnostalgic

What happens

Las constituyentes is a 2011 documentary film directed by Oliva Acosta about the 27 women, deputies and senators, who participated in the Constituent Cortes. A document that recovers the voice of the first women who acceded to the Parliament after the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, it gathers the history and the political participation of women in Spain. The documentary is subtitled in Spanish, English and French. The film premiered at the 2011 Seville European Film Festival (SEFF). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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