The Blind Sunflowers

Overview

Orense, Spain, 1940, just after the end of the Civil War. Every time Elena locks the door of her home, she and her children become the faithful guardians of a sacred secret: Ricardo, her husband, their father, hides in the house, trying to avoid the brutal political persecution of the victors, who hunt, as if they were wild animals, and imprison or execute, those who have lost the bloody and tragic struggle…

Cast

Maribel Verdú

Elena

Javier Cámara

Ricardo

Raúl Arévalo

Salvador

Roger Príncep

Lorenzo

José Ángel Egido

Rector

Martiño Rivas

Lalo (as Martín Rivas)

Irene Escolar

Elenita

Juan Antonio Quintana

Señor Cueto

Fernando Ransanz

Director

David Janer

Falangista

Ricardo de Barreiro

Fernández

Miguel de Lira

Hermano