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
Patrick Criado
Luis
Irene Escolar
Elenita
David Janer
Falangista
Ricardo de Barreiro
Fernández
Miguel de Lira
Hermano
Fanny de Castro
Tía Lola
Carmen Losa
Sobrina
Laura Ponte
Limpiadora
Luis Callejo
Fiscal Militar
Karmele Aranburu
Actriz (voice)
Camilo Rodríguez
(voice)
Juan Antonio Quintana
(uncredited)
Fernando Ransanz
(uncredited)
Mario Roldán
(uncredited)
Santi Prego
(uncredited)
Xosé Manuel Olveira
(uncredited)
Emiliano Otegui
(uncredited)
Crew
José Luis Cuerda
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Alberto Méndez
Writer
Rafael Azcona
Writer
Nacho Ruiz Capillas
Editor
José María Almela
Assistant Editor
Hans Burmann
Director of Photography
Simón de Santiago
Executive Producer
Fernando Bovaira
Producer
Juan Alén
Associate Producer
Balter Gallart
Production Design
Julio Madurga
Camera Operator
Ramiro Sabell
First Assistant Camera
Luis San Narciso
Casting
Sonia Grande
Costume Design
Fermín Galán
Hair Department Head
Sylvie Imbert
Makeup Artist
María Steinberg
Sound Editor
Tamara Arévalo
Sound
Ricardo Steinberg
Sound
Ricardo Viñas
Dolby Consultant
Jordi Morera
Special Effects
Pablo Perona
Special Effects
Lucio Godoy
Original Music Composer
José Luis Moya
Construction Coordinator
Ramón Moya
Construction Foreman
Matías Nieto
Still Photographer
Glòria Blanes
Script Supervisor
Thorsten Rienth
Digital Compositors
Carlos Trijueque
Digital Compositors
Emiliano Otegui
Production Manager
Fernando Méndez-Leite
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