Las 13 rosas (2007)

True story of thirteen totally normal young women that suffered harsh questioning and were put in prison under made up charges of helping the rebellion against Franco back in the 1940's. ... See full summary »

Director:

Emilio Martínez Lázaro

Writers:

Pedro Costa (story), Emilio Martínez Lázaro (story),

Stars:

Pilar López de Ayala, Verónica Sánchez, Gabriella Pession

6 wins & 15 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Pilar López de Ayala	...	Blanca
Verónica Sánchez	...	Julia
Gabriella Pession	...	Adelina
Marta Etura	...	Virtudes
Nadia de Santiago	...	Carmen
Teresa Hurtado de Ory	...	Victoria
Bárbara Lennie	...	Dionisia
Alba Alonso	...	Ana
Celia Pastor	...	Martina
Silvia Mir	...	Carmen B.
Sara Martín	...	Pilar
María Cotiello	...	Elena
Miren Ibarguren	...	Joaquina
Carmen Cabrera	...	Luisa
Félix Gómez	...	Perico

Storyline

True story of thirteen totally normal young women that suffered harsh questioning and were put in prison under made up charges of helping the rebellion against Franco back in the 1940's. Despite of their innocence, the thirteen were soon executed without even a trace of evidence of any wrong doing.

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Plot Keywords:

civil war | digit in title | spanish civil war | plant in title | dictatorship | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official [es]

Country:

Spain Italy

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

19 October 2007 (Spain)

Also Known As:

13 Rosas

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Enrique Cerezo Producciones Cinematográficas S.A., Pedro Costa Producciones Cinematográficas S.A.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 100 min (European Film Market)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"J'attendrai"
Written by Dino Olivieri, Nino Rastelli and Louis Poterat
Performed by Asier Etxeandia
EMI Music Publishing France, S.A.

User Reviews

Thirteen young women are sent to the firing squad early in the Franco regime, in retaliation for a political crime they were not involved in.

It is a very timely film to see in Spain now, in the middle of political arguments pro and con erasing most landmarks of the Franco regime and observing the legacy of the Loyalist government. Fortunately a right-wing, catholic character is introduced as a martyr of the fascist rule -so it will deplete the vicious arguments that COPE radio broadcast and the Catholic hierarchy launched against Pan's Labyrith last year. I am glad Zapatero's government purchased the rights to screen An Uncomfortable Truth in high schools nationwide. It should be wise if it considered to at least recommend Martínez-Lázaro's film. That would positively help to look back not in anger but in hope.