Sangre de Mayo (2008)
- Original title
- Sangre de mayo
- Directed by
- José Luis Garci
- Genre
- historical film
- Country
- Spain
- Runtime
- 2h 32m
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young man gets caught up in the Madrid uprising against French troops in 1808. The story follows his personal experiences during the rebellion.
historicalpatrioticseriousdramaticsoberearnesttraditionalslow-pacedperiod
What happens
Blood in May (Spanish: Sangre de mayo) is a 2008 Spanish film directed by José Luis Garci and starring Quim Gutiérrez and Paula Echevarría. The plot is inspired on work by Benito Pérez Galdós and takes place around the events of 2 May 1808, when the people of Madrid rose up in rebellion against French occupation. The film was one of three films Spain submitted to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film was disappointing in terms of audience and critical reception. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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