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Land and Freedom

1995 · 109 min

A sober, heartfelt plunge into revolutionary idealism and its bitter unraveling, leaving a heavy ache of loss.

Directed by
Ken Loach
Genres
War, Drama, History
Starring
Ian Hart, Rosana Pastor, Frédéric Pierrot
Overview
Summer 1936: young unemployed communist David Carr leaves Liverpool to join the fight against fascism in Spain. He joins an international group of Militia-men and women, the POUM (Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista). After being wounded, he goes to Barcelona, where he joins another group of fighters.

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Directed by
Ken Loach
Genres
War, Drama, History
Starring
Ian Hart, Rosana Pastor, Frédéric Pierrot
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • betrayal
  • politics
  • justice
  • loyalty
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
war, drama, history
Directed by
Ken Loach
Written by
Jim Allen
Starring
Ian Hart, Rosana Pastor, Frédéric Pierrot, Icíar Bollaín, Tom Gilroy, Angela Clarke, Eoin McCarthy, Suzanne Maddock
Music
George Fenton
Cinematography
Barry Ackroyd
Runtime
109 min
Country
United Kingdom, Spain, Germany
Languages
Catalan, English, Spanish

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