The Heart of the Earth (2007)
"El corazón de la tierra" (original title)

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

Director:

Antonio Cuadri

Writers:

Juan Cobos Wilkins (novel), Doc Comparato,

Stars:

Catalina Sandino Moreno, Sienna Guillory, Philip Winchester

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited 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:
Fernando Bermejo	...	El mismo (credit only)
Ana Isabel Calvo Tudela	...	Dancer
Jesús Carrillo	...	ANARQUISTA 4
Alicia Cifredo
Juan Cisneros Marquez	...	Dancer
Mariana Cordero

Storyline

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

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Taglines:

An epic saga of love and power.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [es]

Country:

Spain UK

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

13 April 2007 (Spain)

Also Known As:

The Heart of the Earth

Filming Locations:

Linares de la Sierra, Huelva, Andalucía, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

$16,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Costa do Castelo Filmes, Future Films, Manufacturas Audiovisuales

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Watchable but not too great to be highly praised

This is a very traditionally scripted, directed and acted movie. It's so obvious that to mix with some deadbeat unnecessary romance was unnecessary but only for the purpose to add some spices for this actually quite boring screenplay and make the movie itself more watchable. The poor mining condition of the town and the surreal rich life of the British administration are nothing but an arranged contrast scene to justified the uproar of the working class to find the willpower and strength to become revolutionists or Communists. The screenplay of this movie is quite lukewarm and tasteless, the romance also pretty contrite. Two girls with different kind of races and backgrounds grew up together, witnessed the social injustice, the bloody massacre and the murders of the poor people is the main thread of this movie but it didn't serve a profound connection to the movie at all. The soundtrack that interwoven the whole movie also sounded just like numb music, a constant noise that must be carried along with the going of the movie. This is a very weak screenplay directed by a very weak and too traditional director. Watchable but at the same time, quite forgettable.