Night Flowers ( Flores de luna )

Night Flowers (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Flores de luna
Screened, competed or awarded at:
San Sebastian International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
130 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 2008 and produced in:
Spain ( Spain, Portugal )

Directed By:
Juan Vicente Córdoba

Written By:
Juan Vicente Córdoba

Actors:
Juan Vicente Córdoba

Synopsis:

A look at the transformation of the Spanish city, Pozo del Tio Raimundo. From a shantytown of Madrid built vertiginously in the fifties that grew as the night flowers at night time, the 'red' priest Father Llanos gave to immigrants his Utopian dream seeking for justice and freedom. Days and years of solidarity passed, of rebelliousness and of forging a new identity, aspiring with a belief that, starting from the shantytown, the world could be changed. How did these people take awareness of their situation and with sheer force and cohesion as a humane group they undertook the transformation?

A new entry in Spain's thriving documentary tradition, Juan Vicente Córdoba's fascinating Night Flowers focuses on the history and evolution of El Pozo del Tío Raimundo, one of numerous shanty towns that sprang up in the late '40s and '50s as rural families flocked to Spanish cities. The film chronicles the town and especially the activities of Father Llanos, a so-called 'red priest' who administered to the inhabitants' spiritual needs and, perhaps even more crucially, instilled in them a passion for achieving freedom and fair treatment.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 20 November, 2011.

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