Land and Freedom
David Carr is a British Communist who is unemployed. In 1936, when the Spanish Civil War begins, he decides to fight for the Republican side, a coalition of liberals, communists and anarchists, so he joins the POUM militia and witnesses firsthand the betrayal of the Spanish revolution by Stalin's followers and Moscow's orders.
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Land and Freedom
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Apr 7, 1995
Runtime
1h 49m
Genres
War, Drama, History
User Score
73%
Original Title
Land and Freedom
Production Companies
Parallax Pictures, Messidor Films, Road Movies, British Screen, BBC Film, Canal+ España, TVE, ARD Degeto, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, BIM Distribuzione, Diaphana Films
Director
Ken Loach
Description
David Carr is a British Communist who is unemployed. In 1936, when the Spanish Civil War begins, he decides to fight for the Republican side, a coalition of liberals, communists and anarchists, so he joins the POUM militia and witnesses firsthand the betrayal of the Spanish revolution by Stalin's followers and Moscow's orders.