Summary
In 1960, Martín and Marcos are forced by their difficult personal circumstances to travel to Switzerland in search of work, leaving their families in the Madrid of Franco's Spain. But they undertake more than a simple journey; they begin the road to a new life.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 72GoodWatch 70
Audience score74%
IMDb7.0
Running time
1 h 36 min
Shorter than most dramas, −13 min on the typical 109
typical 10996Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 39 countries
+29Released
2006
March 19, 2006
20 years ago
Genres
DramaHistoryLanguage
Spanish
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchGermanItalianMade in
- Spain
24 of 38
Carlos IglesiasMartín
Javier GutiérrezMarcos
Nieve de MedinaPilar- IMIván MartínPablito
- TFTim Frederic QuastPablo
- EVEloísa VargasLuisa
Isabel BlancoHannah
Aldo SebastianelliTonino
Ángela del SaltoMari Carmen- FMFely ManzanoAmalia
Iñaki GuevaraAlberto
Isabelle StoffelErika- RPRaúl PazosLorenzo
Miguel de LiraGallego
Carmen RossiPaz
Marta PuigGloria- CLCarmen LunaSimona
- MMMartín MujicaGuillermo
Juan Jesús ValverdeAnselmo- PTPaco TorresVendedor
Esther ReginaProfesora Niños- SBSimone BossProfesora Jóvenes
Francisco MerinoSaturnino
Enrique EscuderoMurciano
Directing · 5
- Carlos Iglesias Director, Screenplay
- Óscar Pedraza Second Assistant Director
- Ignacio Muñoz Gallo Third Assistant Director
- Francisco Periñán First Assistant Director
- Amaya Contel Third Assistant Director
Production · 4
- Susana Maceiras Executive Producer
- Mario Pedraza Executive Producer
- José Manuel Lorenzo Producer
- Eduardo Campoy Producer
Camera · 4
- Tote Trenas Director of Photography
- Luigi Martin Still Photographer
- Paco Sánchez Polo Focus Puller
- Jesús Bello Giz Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Luis Manuel del Valle Editor
Sound · 2
- Mario de Benito Original Music Composer
- Julio Recuero Sound
Art · 2
- Enrique Fayanás Production Design
- Monica Alberte Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- José María de Cossío Costume Design
- Puy Uche Costume Design
- Oscar Aramburu Hair Department Head
- Sara Márquez Makeup Department Head
Visual Effects · 1
- David Teijeiro Visual Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 1
- José Manuel Reboul Gaffer
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