Summary
Finished the Spanish Civil War in April 1939, in November 1940, while Spain is being crushed by the ruthless boot of dictator Franco, Pepita travels from rural Córdoba to Madrid to be near her sister Hortensia, who is seven months pregnant and imprisoned, haunted by the shadow of a death sentence.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 77GoodWatch 74
Audience score86%
Letterboxd · 4 K ratings3.6/5
IMDb7.2
Running time
1 h 59 min
A typical length for dramas, +10 min on the typical 109
typical 109119Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
2011
October 21, 2011
15 years ago
Genres
DramaHistoryLanguage
Spanish
Original language
Also spoken
CatalanMade in
Germany
Spain
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 23 more30 people
- Inma CuestaHortensia
- María LeónPepita
- Marc ClotetPaulino
- Daniel HolguínFelipe
- Ana WagenerMercedes
- Susi SánchezSor Serafines
- Berta OjeaLa Zapatones
- Lola CasamayorReme
Ángela CremonteElvira
Amparo Vega-LeónSole
Charo ZapardielTomasa
Arantxa ArangurenConchita- TCTeresa CaloDoña Celia
Begoña MaestreAmelia
Jesús NogueroDon Fernando
Miryam GallegoDoña Amparo
Adelfa CalvoLa Legañosa
Amaia LizarraldeLa Topete
Lluís MarcoDon Gonzalo
Teresa ArbolíCharo
Blanca ApilánezDoña María- EVEloísa VargasMaría Ferrer
Fermí ReixachPrison Priest
María GarralónDoña Julia
Directing · 1
- Benito Zambrano Director, Writer
Writing · 3
- Ignacio del Moral Writer
- Dulce Chacón Novel
- Carmen López Areal Co-Writer
Production · 2
- Ernesto Chao Executive Producer
- Antonio P. Pérez Producer
Camera · 1
- Álex Catalán Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Fernando Pardo Editor
Sound · 6
- Magda Rosa Galván Original Music Composer
- Juan Antonio Leyva Original Music Composer
- Javier Losantos Sound Mixer
- David Mantecón Sound Editor
- Jorge Mira Sound Mixer, Sound Editor
- Álvaro Silva Wuth Sound Recordist
Art · 1
- Javier Fernández Art Direction
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