Cardelinas

A hushed, sorrowful chamber piece where memory and loss unfold in confinement, leaving a quiet ache long after.

Directed by

Tomás Generelo

Genres

Drama, History

Starring

Carmen Barrantes, Elisa Hipólito, Fernando Ramos

Overview

August 1936. After being separated from her family by the Falangists, Concha Monrás spends her last days in a prison cell. With her young cellmate Adela, she reconstructs her relationship with Ramón Acín and remembers his life as an artist, a pedagogue and a man.

How it feels

Melancholic, dark, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Memory, love, war, 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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