El corazón de la tierra (2007)

Director:

Antonio Cuadri

Writers:

Juan Cobos Wilkins (novel)
Doc Comparato (writer)

Release Date:

13 April 2007 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

An epic saga of love and power.

Plot:

Tensions mount in an Andalusia mining town between local Spanish workers and their British employers. |

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Catalina Sandino Moreno	...	Blanca Bosco
Sienna Guillory	...	Katherine
Philip Winchester	...	Robert Coyle
Bernard Hill	...	Mr. Crown
Joaquim de Almeida	...	Baxter
Ana Fernández	...	Mercedes
Fernando Ramallo	...	Carlos
Juan Fernández	...	Nazario
Jorge Perugorría	...	Alcalde
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ana Isabel Calvo Tudela	...	Dancer
Alicia Cifredo
Juan Cisneros Marquez	...	Dancer
Mariana Cordero
Elvira de Armiñán	...	Blanca Bosco - Girl
Pablo Durán	...	Maximiliano Tornet
Mercedes Hoyos	...	Carmen
Carlos Kaniowsky	...	Manuel
Luichi Macías	...	Gipsy dancer
Pino Moreau	...	Fernando, guardia civil
Natalia Quesnel	...	Kathleen - Girl
Jonny Spencer	...	Vigilante

Also Known As:

The Heart of the Earth (International: English title)

Country:

Spain | UK

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:15 | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Linares de la Sierra, Huelva, Andalucía, Spain

Company:

Costa do Castelo Filmes

Spanish-British co-production with international casting and great production values

This is a story about a friendship between two girls Katherina(Sienna Guillory) and Blanca(Catalina Sandina Moreno) from their childhood until the youth.Tension rises in a little town from Andalucia where are the Rio Tinto mines(Huelva). Then takes place the confrontation between employees and employers caused by the contamination and work conditions . A strike asking no more Teleros(place where emerge toxic gas) leads a spiral of blood and violence. In the 50s the mines were returned to Spain country. The film is dedicated to memory everybody died in square of Rio Tinto.

This is a stirring drama with romance,betrayal, passion, and historical/political/social events. I don't understand why the Englishmen are completely portrayed as ominous villains and heinous nasties when they're film's co-producers, perhaps for that reason was a flop in England.Casting is frankly cool, formed by British and Spanish actors. As the protagonists Catalina Sandino Moreno(Maria llena eres Gracia) as good girl, Sienna Guillory(Resident Evil II, Eragon)as revolutionary youth and Philip Winchester(Robinson Crusoe)as idealist guy. And secondary cast are Bernard Hill(Titanic), Joaquin De Almeida as the mean magnates, Javier Perugorria as the Mayor, Fernando Ramallo as a striker and Juan Fernandez as an ominous hoodlum . Colorful cinematography by Javier Salmones(Romasanta, Butterfly tongue) and emotive score by Fernando Orti.The motion picture is professionally directed by Antonio Cuadri who was born in Huelva( Andalucia) . He's a fine craftsman with some hit such as ¨La Gran Vida(Salma Hayek)¨ and previously made a documentary titled ¨Riotinto(2004)¨. Nowadays he only directs TV episodes(Cuentame,Manolito Gafotas, among them).