Josep

A quietly sorrowful, hand-drawn remembrance that lingers on friendship and dignity inside a bleak refugee camp.

Directed by

Aurel

Genres

Animation, Drama, History

Starring

Sergi López, Alba Pujol, Sílvia Pérez Cruz

Overview

February 1939. Overwhelmed by the flood of Republicans fleeing Franco's dictatorship, the French government's solution consists in confining the Spanish refugees in concentration camps where they have no other choice than to build their own shelters, feed off the horses which have carried them out of their country, and die by the hundred for lack of hygiene and water... In one of these camps, two men, separated by barbwire, will become friends. One is a guard the other is Josep Bartoli (Barcelona 1910 - New York 1995), a cartoonist who fights against the Franco regime.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest, bleak and warm. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Survival, friendship, art, isolation

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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