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Against the Wind

4.7

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Original title

Contra el viento

Year

1990

Running time

95 min.

Country

Spain

Director

Paco Periñán

Screenwriter

Paco Periñán

Cast

Music

Ramón Farran

Cinematography

Gérard de Battista

Producer

Cartel

Genre

Drama. Romance

Synopsis

Juan flees Madrid and an incestuous relationship with his sister, Ana, working at a mine on the Andalucian coast. When his friendship with Rosario, a local shop girl, becomes romance, Ana shows up wanting to rekindle their affair. He resists at first, but she stays, asserting that Juan is the only man she can ever love. Juan distances himself from Rosario. The mine has problems: high cancer rates in the area caused by poorly stored radioactive waste. A foreign safety engineer, Petersen, tries to connect with Ana, is rebuffed, but lets her stay in his sea-front bungalow. Juan seeks her out to demand she leave, only to argue with Petersen. Death, desire, and longing play out.

Awards: 1990: Goya Awards: Nominated for Best Director novel & Best Supp. Actress (Rosario Flores)

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Against the Wind

1990

Paco Periñán

4.7

(129)