Orense, Spain, 1940, just after the end of the Civil War. Every time Elena locks the door of her home, she and her children become the faithful guardians of a sacred secret: Ricardo, her husband, their father, hides in the house, trying to avoid the brutal political persecution of the victors, who hunt, as if they were wild animals, and imprison or execute, those who have lost the bloody and tragic struggle…
Cast
Maribel Verdú
Elena
Javier Cámara
Ricardo
Raúl Arévalo
Salvador
Roger Príncep
Lorenzo
José Ángel Egido
Rector
Martiño Rivas
Lalo (as Martín Rivas)
Irene Escolar
Elenita
Juan Antonio Quintana
Señor Cueto
Fernando Ransanz
Director
David Janer
Falangista
Ricardo de Barreiro
Fernández
Miguel de Lira
Hermano
Fanny de Castro
Tía Lola
Carmen Losa
Sobrina Dueña
Mario Roldán
Camilo
Santi Prego
Ceferino
Xosé Manuel Olveira
Sereno
Íñigo Navares
Paquito
Patrick Criado
Luis
Sergio Murillo
Tino
Daniel Heras
Pedro Chaburro
Francisco Heras
Pablo Chaburro
Laura Ponte
Limpiadora Bujanda
Emiliano Otegui Payero
Seminarista
Camilo Rodríguez
Voz Actor (voice)
Karmele Aranburu
Voz Actriz (voice)
Luis Callejo
Fiscal Militar (uncredited)
Crew
José Luis Cuerda
Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer
Rafael Azcona
Writer, In Memory Of
Alberto Méndez
Novel
Nacho Ruiz Capillas
Editor
Hans Burmann
Director of Photography
Antonio Álvarez
Color Grading
Ignacio Gutiérrez-Solana
First Assistant Director
Nacho Fernández de Tejada
Second Assistant Director
Jorge Calatayud Blasco
Third Assistant Director
Fernando Bovaira
Executive Producer
Emiliano Otegui
Executive Producer, Production Manager
Juan Alén
Associate Producer
Balter Gallart
Production Design
Julio Madurga
Camera Operator
Gustavo de la Fuente
Assistant Camera
Natividad Díaz
Assistant Camera
Ramiro Sabell hijo
First Assistant Camera
Ramiro Sabell
First Assistant Camera
Carlos Trijueque
Post Production Supervisor, Digital Compositors
Luis San Narciso
Casting
Joaquín Montull
Assistant Costume Designer
Sonia Grande
Costume Design
Fermín Galán
Hair Department Head
Clara Méndez-Leite
Assistant Makeup Artist
Sylvie Imbert
Makeup Artist
María Steinberg
Sound Editor
Ricardo Steinberg
Sound
Ricardo Viñas
Dolby Consultant
Antonio Mejías
Boom Operator
Tamara Arévalo
Boom Operator
Pablo Perona
Special Effects
Jordi Morera
Special Effects
Félix Bergés
Visual Effects Supervisor
Lucio Godoy
Original Music Composer
Xavier Capellas
Music Arranger
Jesús Chaparro
Painter
Pedro Carpio
Painter
Emilio Ardura
Set Decoration, Assistant Set Decoration
Silvia Rodríguez
Assistant Set Decoration
José Luis Moya
Construction Coordinator
Ramón Moya
Construction Foreman
Ildefonso Jara
Construction Grip
Jesús Pagador
Construction Grip
Óscar Romero
Props
Carlos Grané
Props
Roberto Torralba
Props
Carlos Gil
Props
Matías Nieto
Still Photographer
Glòria Blanes
Script Supervisor
Roberto Cuadrado
Electrician
Miguel Ángel Cano
Electrician
Óscar de Luna
Electrician
Javier Orgaz
Carpenter
Mariano Buitrago
Carpenter
Augusto Peralta
Animal Wrangler
Federico del Cerro
Property Master
Antonio Sánchez-Romo
Assistant Property Master
Emiliano Otegui Payero
Assistant Director Trainee
Thorsten Rienth
Digital Compositors
Ángel Gómez Alcoholado
Key Grip
Rafael García Martos
Gaffer
José Antonio García Tapia
Unit Production Manager
Daniel Martínez Villalba
Key Production Assistant
Carmen Rico
Key Production Assistant
Luis Ferrón Ferri
Key Production Assistant
María José Almela
First Assistant Editor
Fernando Méndez-Leite
Thanks
Luis Callejo
Thanks
