The Anarchist's Wife (2008)

Description

Justo (Juan Diego Botto) and Manuela (María Valverde) are deeply in love and live with their daughter Paloma in Madrid in 1937 when the Spanish Civil War begins. Lawyer Justo fights for the anarchists and speaks on the radio as the "Voice of the Revolution." But General Franco's fascists win, and Justo disappears without a trace. Manuela and Paloma must endure the scorn of opportunists, but they search tirelessly for Justo. Peter Sehr and Marie Noëlle ("Obsession") explore the Spanish Civil War and Franco's fascism between 1937 and 1950 through a family story set against a turbulent political backdrop.