Land and Freedom
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Kenneth Loach
Ian Hart
Rosana Pastor
Iciar Bollain
Tom Gilroy
Marc Martinez
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
The year was 1936. Spain was still, in effect, a feudal society. Wealthy landowners, joined by churchmen, industrialists, and army officers, feared the growing power of the working class and began to organize to retain their power and privilege. On July 18, 1936, the military, led by Fascist General Franco, rose up to stop the small steps to democracy that had been achieved. Thus began the Spanish Civil War. In England, an unemployed young man named David leaves Liverpool to join an international division of the Republican Militia in the fight against Fascism in Spain. Together with freedom fighters from Spain, England, Ireland, Italy, France, Germany and the United States, he experiences the spoils of love and the passions of war. In the struggle for land and freedom, death is not a sacrifice, it's an honor. And when passion seizes the hearts and minds of those who believe deeply in a cause, one simple truth emerges... There is nothing worth living for that isn't worth dying for.
Director
Kenneth Loach
Cast
Ian Hart
Rosana Pastor
Iciar Bollain
Tom Gilroy
Marc Martinez
Frtdtric Pierrot
Andres Aladren
Raffaele Cantatore
Paul Laverty
Eoin Mccarthy
Sergi Calleja
Pascal Demolon
Josep Magem
Jurgen Muller
Emilia Samper
Suzanne Maddock
Mandy Walsh
Miguel Cabrillana
Angela Clarke
Rafael Diaz
Felicio Pellicer
Ricard Arilla
Jordi Dauder
Pep Molina
Enriqueta Ferre
Asuncion Royo
Francesc Orella
Phil O'brien
Dave Seddon
Xavier Amatller
Jose Luis Prats
Jaime Prats
Carles Vilarrasa
Fina Alcaniz
Ernesto Grau
Maites Lucas
Lola Olives
Pepa Palatsi
Aniceto Rallo
Jose Antonio Ripolles
Manolo Vicent
Claudio Dominguez
Maria Floch
Sebastia Marmana
Maria Eugenia Palatsi
Miguel Quintana
Paco Rangel
Consol Segura
David Allen
Manel Anoro
Lali Cambra
Cristobal Estudillo
Adoni Gonzalez
Jose Luis Gonzalez
Marius Lou
Pep Navarro
Antonio Pellicer
Pepe Valenzuela
Joan Pau Romani
Santi Celaya
Josep Galindo
Sergio Garcia
Daniel Munoz
Neus Agullo
Pep Cortes
Angie Clarke
Crew
Filmstiftung Nordrhein-westfalen (nrw)
Reyes Abades
Caitlin Acheson
Barry Ackroyd
Victor Alba
Jim Allen
Ana Alvargonzalez
Ray Beckett
Joan Benet
Lisa Berger
David Boardman
Yousaf Bokhari
Jeff Bowen
Kevin Brazier
Mary Brehony
Carles Bria
Paco Calvo
Cosmo Campbell
Michael Carney
Mike Carney
Enrique Casanas
Nuria Casanueva
Javier Catalan
Juan Chavero
Paul Chedlow
Javier Chinchilla
Amanda Clarkson
Ken Clarkson
John Clucas
Fracesc Codina
Laia Colet
Annie Crawford
Daphne Dare
Glenys Davies
Angie Desaz
Rafael Diaz
Marco Diglio
Andy Durgan
Paco Escofet
Guillermo Escribano
Pablo Espinoza
Marta Esteban
Wendy Ettinger
Ulrich Felsberg
Daniele Fennigs
George Fenton
Coronel Julio Ferrer
Susie Figgis
Paul Filby
Clive Freeth
Jesus Garcia
Zuso Gil Garcia
Jeremy Gee
Fergus Glegg
Paul Glegg
Belen Goni
Nick Goodall
Paul Grech-ellul
Neil Grinson
Jim Hall
Stephen Hargreaves
Julian Hearne
Matias Hederra
Gerardo Herrero
Sally Hibbin
Rafael Hosteleria
David Howell-evans
Paul Hulme
Baz Irvine
Patrick Isherwood
Martin Johnson
Jacob Jove
David Kipling
Charlie Lazaro
Susanna Lenton
Jose Luis Lopez
Drac Magic
Maria Manonelles
David Martinez
Damia Matthews
Anne Mcewan
Xavier Millan
Llorens Miquel
Pedro Alvarez Moreno
Andrew Morris
Anthony Morris
Lena Mossum
Elias Muratet
Elizabeth Nash
Madrid Pathe News
Rebecca O'brien
David Old
Basilio Martin Patino
Basilio Martin Patino
Concha Perez
Albert Planes
Steve Pochetty
Joe Porter
Nuri Preminger
Diego Quemada-dizz
Joan Rocabert
Zavier Roch
Pati Rosales
Lidia Roure
Richard Rousseau
Kim Ryan
Francisco Sanchez
Sandra Sanchez
Pilar Santiago
Eric Schwarz
Dominic Seal
Felix Sepulveda
Laura Sigon
Roger Smith
Shellie Smith
Iva Sopena
Bob Stagg
Adrian Thomas
Tomas Urban
Marta Valsecchi
Jaume Vilalta
Jackie Walsh
Mick Ward
Peter Watson
Nigel Willoughby
Linda Wilson
Tessa Wolpe
Boris Zapata
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Co-winner, along with Emir Kusturica's "Underground" (1995/France/Germany/Czech Republic/Yugoslavia), of the Prix Moussinac for Best Foreign Film from the French Union of Film Critics.
Co-winner, along with Theo Angelopoulos' "Ulysses' Gaze" (Greece/Italy/France/1995) of the FIPRESCI award at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.
Nominated for the Alexander Korda Award for British Film of the Year (1995) by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).
Winner of the 1995 Cesar Award for Best Foreign Picture.
Winner of the 1995 Felix Award for European Film of the Year from the European Film Academy.
Released in United States Spring March 15, 1996
Expanded Release in United States March 29, 1996
Expanded Release in United States April 5, 1996
Released in United States on Video October 15, 1996
Released in United States 1995
Released in United States August 1995
Released in United States December 1995
Released in United States September 1996
Released in United States April 1997
Released in United States July 2000
Shown at New York Film Festival September 29 - October 15, 1995.
Shown at Drambuie Edinburgh Film Festival (Opening Gala) August 13-27, 1995.
Shown at Locarno International Film Festival August 3-13, 1995.
Shown at International Festival of New Latin American Cinema in Havana, Cuba December 5-15, 1995.
Shown in New York City (Anthology Film Archives) as part of program "Best of the Indies" September 5-15, 1996.
Shown at Chicago Latino Film Festival April 11-14, 1997.
Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival July 5-15, 2000.
Completed shooting June 28, 1994.
Began shooting May 9, 1994.
Expanded release in Spain April 21, 1995.
Limited release in Spain April 7, 1995.
Released in United States Spring March 15, 1996
Expanded Release in United States March 29, 1996
Expanded Release in United States April 5, 1996
Released in United States on Video October 15, 1996
Released in United States 1995 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (British Film Showcase) October 19 - November 2, 1995.)
Released in United States August 1995 (Shown at Drambuie Edinburgh Film Festival (Opening Gala) August 13-27, 1995.)
Released in United States August 1995 (Shown at Locarno International Film Festival August 3-13, 1995.)
Released in United States April 1997 (Shown at Chicago Latino Film Festival April 11-14, 1997.)
Released in United States July 2000 (Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival July 5-15, 2000.)
Released in United States 1995 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 29 - October 15, 1995.)
Released in United States December 1995 (Shown at International Festival of New Latin American Cinema in Havana, Cuba December 5-15, 1995.)
Released in United States September 1996 (Shown in New York City (Anthology Film Archives) as part of program "Best of the Indies" September 5-15, 1996.)
