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

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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