Salvador (Puig Antich) (2006)

Director:

Manuel Huerga

Writers:

Lluís Arcarazo (writer)
Francesc Escribano (book)

Release Date:

15 September 2006 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A profile of anarchist and bank-robber Salvador Puig Antich, whose 1974 execution under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco ushered in a period of unrest that helped Spain transition to democracy. |

Plot Keywords:

Anarchist | Character Name In Title

Awards:

15 wins & 21 nominations

Cast

Daniel Brühl	...	Salvador Puig Antich
Tristán Ulloa	...	Oriol Arau
Leonardo Sbaraglia	...	Jesús
Joel Joan	...	Oriol
Celso Bugallo	...	Pare Salvador
Mercedes Sampietro	...	Mare Salvador
Olalla Escribano	...	Imma
Carlota Olcina	...	Carme
Bea Segura	...	Montse
Andrea Ros	...	Merçona
Jacob Torres	...	Petit
Pablo Derqui	...	Jordi
Oriol Vila	...	Ignasi
Simon Bellouard	...	Sebas
William Miller	...	Cri-Cri

Also Known As:

Salvador (Spain) (short title)
Salvador Puig Antich (Spain) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

134 min

Country:

Spain | UK

Language:

Catalan | Spanish | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Andorra

Company:

Future Films

Trivia:

Manuel Huerga chose Daniel Brühl, whose mother is Spanish, to play Salvador because he didn't want to tell a Spanish story, but a universal drama. This was the first time Brühl filmed in Barcelona, his place of birth.

Quotes:

Jesús: They've assassinated Carrero Blanco.
Salvador Puig Antich: That bomb killed me as well.

Movie Connections:

References Les quatre cents coups (1959)

Soundtrack:

L'home estàtic

Time travel into Spanish Democratical Transition

By watching Salvador you can move less than thirty years back and discover or remember, depending on your age, Spain during the latest days of Franco's regime. Those were times where things were changing, but to some others of them it had to take longer.

Salvador Puig Antich will be forever remembered as the last person to be executed in Spain. In the movie, the anarchist Puig Antich is played by the German actor Daniel Brühl. The fact that his mother is Spanish allows him to act speaking in both Spanish and Catalan. Nonetheless, one of the greatest achievements of the film is that it shows how both languages are used in Catalonia. Daniel Brühl's performance is flawless, you could sense his fears, passions,...

The rest of the cast, including Leonardo Sbaraglia or Leonor Watling among many others, adds up quality to the film.

"Salvador" is a great movie. 9 / 10.