There Be Dragons

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Original title: There Be Dragons
Year: 2011
Running time: 120 min.
Country: United States
Director: Roland Joffé
Screenwriter: Roland Joffé
Music: Stephen Warbeck
Cinematography: Gabriel Beristain
Cast: Charlie Cox, Wes Bentley, Dougray Scott, Unax Ugalde, Olga Kurylenko, Pablo Lapadula, Golshifteh Farahani, Ana Torrent, Alfonso Bassave, Jordi Mollà, Rodrigo Santoro, Geraldine Chaplin, Charles Dance, Alejandro Casaseca, Yaiza Guimare, Jan Cornet, Derek Jacobi, Lito Cruz, Lily Cole, Carlos Leal, Rusty Lemorande
Producer: Co-production United States-Spain-Argentina; Mount Santa Fe / Samuel Goldwyn Films
Genre: Drama | Spanish Civil War. Based On A True Story. Religion
Synopsis / Plot: While researching the life of Jose María Escrivá de Balaguer, the controversial founder of Opus Dei, the young journalist Robert uncovers hidden stories of his estranged father Manolo, and is taken on a journey through the dark, terrible secrets of his family’s past... Going back in time, we see that Manolo and Escriva are childhood friends, and both face the hardships and injustices that are tearing Spain apart. But as young men, their paths diverge, and while Escriva pursues a life of faith, Manolo is swept into the brutal and tumultuous Spanish Civil War. Once a soldier, Manolo becomes obsessed with a beautiful Hungarian revolutionary, Ildiko, who has joined the militia in pursuit of passion and purpose. But when Ildiko rejects him and gives herself instead to the courageous militia leader Oriol, Manolo’s jealousy leads him down a path of betrayal. As personal and national battles rage, the characters’ lives collide and their deepest struggles are illuminated. Only then can they face the ultimate choices that will result in tragedy or triumph, and a chance for final redemption... "There Be Dragons" is an epic portrayal of jealousy, hatred, love and redemption set during the tumultuous times of the Spanish Civil War. A tale of loss between a father and son, of revolutionaries fighting for freedom, of a woman’s search for love and meaning… and the struggles of a man whose life impacts them all.

Critics' reviews

"A jigsaw of intimate relationships and betrayals during wartime with more than a few pieces missing (...)

Kirk Honeycutt: The Hollywood Reporter
"'Dragons' may have seemed less out of place three decades ago, but it would have been a bad movie then as well (...) At least the war scenes are well staged"

Peter Hartlaub: San Francisco Chronicle

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